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

mocheirigh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic èirigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicèirighverbal noun of èirich; erection; uprising,...
2Old Irishéirgeverbal noun of at·reig: rise, rising
3Old Irishat·reigto rise; rises; rise
4Latinresurgōto rise again
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via Scottish Gaelic moch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmochearly; early, betimes, soon
2Old Irishmochearly; early, betimes
3Proto-Brythonicmoxpig
4Proto-Celticmokkuspig, hog, swine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-