Where does “neoichiontach” come from?

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

neoichiontach (Scottish Gaelic): faultless, harmless, spotless, innocent, unblameable

Definitions

  1. faultless, harmless, spotless, innocent, unblameable

Ancestry of “neoichiontach”, step by step

neoichiontach 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 →