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Where does “sìolmhor” come from?

sìolmhor (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -mhor, from Old Irish -mar, from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

sìolmhor (Scottish Gaelic): prolific, fertile, generative, fruitful;...

Definitions

  1. prolific, fertile, generative, fruitful;...

Ancestry of “sìolmhor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-mhorForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
2Old Irish-margenerates adjectives from nouns
3Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
4Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “sìolmhor”

  • neo-shìolmhorachd
  • sìolmhorachd
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