Where does “saighead” come from?
saighead (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish saiget, from Latin Sagitta, from Latin sagitta — arrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the...
saighead (Scottish Gaelic): arrow
Ancestry of “saighead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | saiget | arrow, dart, javelin |
| 2 | Latin | Sagitta | — |
| 3 | Latin | sagitta | arrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the... |