Where does “ro-eachdraidheil” come from?

ro-eachdraidheil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -ail, from Middle Irish -amhail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ro-eachdraidheil (Scottish Gaelic): prehistoric

Definitions

  1. prehistoric

Ancestry of “ro-eachdraidheil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-ailOf or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied...
2Middle Irish-amhail
3Old Irish-amail-like
4Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
5Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
6Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Scottish Gaelic -ailEvery word from Proto-Celtic samalis