Where does “moil” come from?
moil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mol, from English molé, from English Moll, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία.
moil (Scottish Gaelic): genitive of mol
Ancestry of “moil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | mol | praise; recommend; shingly beach |
| 2 | English | molé | Alternative spelling of mole |
| 3 | English | Moll | — |
| 4 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 5 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 7 | Latin | Marīa | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 10 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 11 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |