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Where does “neo-dhaonnachd” come from?

neo-dhaonnachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic daonnachd, from Scottish Gaelic -achd, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

neo-dhaonnachd (Scottish Gaelic): inhumanity; unkindness

Definitions

  1. inhumanity; unkindness

Ancestry of “neo-dhaonnachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdaonnachdhumanity, mankind
2Scottish Gaelic-achdDenoting system of government; Denoting religion;...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—
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