Where does “neo-chiontachd” come from?

neo-chiontachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic neo, from Scottish Gaelic no, from Old Irish nó, from Proto-Celtic *nowe — or.

neo-chiontachd (Scottish Gaelic): integrity, spotlessness, honesty, innocence,...

Definitions

  1. integrity, spotlessness, honesty, innocence,...

Ancestry of “neo-chiontachd”, step by step

neo-chiontachd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic neo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicneoAlternative form of no
2Scottish Gaelicnoor; nor
3Old Irishnóor; boat
4Proto-Celtic*noweor

via Scottish Gaelic ciontach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicciontachat fault, blameable, culpable, censurable,...
2Old Irishcintachguilty, liable, blameworthy; one who is liable,...
Every word from Proto-Celtic *nowe →Every word from Old Irish nó →Every word from Scottish Gaelic no →