Where does “seillean gearradair-dhuilleag” come from?

seillean gearradair-dhuilleag (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seillean, from Middle Irish teillenn — swarm of bees.

seillean gearradair-dhuilleag (Scottish Gaelic): leafcutter bee (Family Megachilidae genus Megachile)

Definitions

  1. leafcutter bee (Family Megachilidae genus Megachile)

Ancestry of “seillean gearradair-dhuilleag”, step by step

seillean gearradair-dhuilleag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic seillean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseilleanbee, heath or field-bee; teasing request or...
2Middle Irishteillennswarm of bees

via Scottish Gaelic dhuilleag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdhuilleag—

via Scottish Gaelic gearradair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgearradair—
Every word from Middle Irish teillenn →Every word from Scottish Gaelic seillean →