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Where does “sliochdmhorachd” come from?

sliochdmhorachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sliochdmhor, 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.

sliochdmhorachd (Scottish Gaelic): fertility

Definitions

  1. fertility

Ancestry of “sliochdmhorachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsliochdmhorprolific; populous
2Scottish Gaelic-mhorForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
3Old Irish-margenerates adjectives from nouns
4Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
5Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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