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Where does “neo-thruacanta” come from?

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

neo-thruacanta (Scottish Gaelic): cruel, pitiless, unpitying

Definitions

  1. cruel, pitiless, unpitying

Ancestry of “neo-thruacanta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “neo-thruacanta”

  • neo-thruacantachd
Every word from Proto-Celtic *nowe →