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Where does “saoghal” come from?

saoghal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish saegul, from Latin saeculum, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

saoghal (Scottish Gaelic): world, universe, earth; life, lifetime; age,...

Definitions

  1. world, universe, earth; life, lifetime; age,...

Ancestry of “saoghal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsaegullifetime; world
2Latinsaeculumrace, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “saoghal”

  • fad-shaoghalach
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