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Where does “mocheirigh” come from?

mocheirigh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic èirigh, from Old Irish éirge, from Old Irish at·reig, from Latin resurgō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

mocheirigh (Scottish Gaelic): early rising

Definitions

  1. early rising

Ancestry of “mocheirigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicèirighverbal noun of èirich; erection; uprising,...
2Old Irishéirgeverbal noun of at·reig: rise, rising
3Old Irishat·reigto rise; rises; rise
4Latinresurgō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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