Where does “neo-riochdail” come from?

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

neo-riochdail (Scottish Gaelic): inelegant

Definitions

  1. inelegant

Ancestry of “neo-riochdail”, step by step

neo-riochdail 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 riochdail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicriochdailactual, real, positive; handsome, beautiful,...
Every word from Proto-Celtic *nowe →Every word from Old Irish nó →Every word from Scottish Gaelic no →