Where does “peacadh” come from?
peacadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish peccad, from Latin peccātum, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
peacadh (Scottish Gaelic): sin
Ancestry of “peacadh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | peccad | sin |
| 2 | Latin | peccātum | — |
| 3 | Latin | peccō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “peacadh”