Where does “neo-iochdmhor” come from?
neo-iochdmhor (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic iochdmhor, from Scottish Gaelic -mhor, from Old Irish -mar, from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
neo-iochdmhor (Scottish Gaelic): cruel, merciless, inhuman, unfeeling
Definitions
- cruel, merciless, inhuman, unfeeling
Ancestry of “neo-iochdmhor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | iochdmhor | clement, compassionate, humane, merciful, kind |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | -mhor | Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -mar | generates adjectives from nouns |
| 4 | Old Irish | már | Alternative form of mór; great |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | māros | big, great |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | moh₁ros | great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |