Where does “mairtfheòil” come from?
mairtfheòil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic Màrt, from Old Irish Mart, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
mairtfheòil (Scottish Gaelic): beef
Definitions
- beef
Ancestry of “mairtfheòil”, step by step
mairtfheòil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic Màrt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | Màrt | March third month of the Gregorian calendar |
| 2 | Old Irish | Mart | March |
| 3 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |