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Where does “mòrail” come from?

mòrail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -ail, from Middle Irish -amhail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

mòrail (Scottish Gaelic): magnificent, majestic, great; proud, pompous;...

Definitions

  1. magnificent, majestic, great; proud, pompous;...

Ancestry of “mòrail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-ailOf or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied...
2Middle Irish-amhail—
3Old Irish-amail-like
4Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
5Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
6Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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