acalaí
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) acolyte
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish aclaid, aclaid(e) (acolyte) derived from Latin acolythus derived from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (attendant, following, attending, helper, analog, follower).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀκόλουθος
Gloss
attendant, following, attending, helper, analog, follower
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acoloutha English
- acolythus Latin
- Akolyth German
- accolito Italian
- acólito Spanish, Castilian
- κέλευθος Ancient Greek
- ἀκολουθέω Ancient Greek
- ἀκόλουθος Ancient Greek
- *kel- Proto-Indo-European
- acólito Portuguese
- acolyt Old French
- akolito Esperanto
- ακόλουθος Greek (modern)
- acolijt Middle Dutch
- aclaid, aclaid(e) Old Irish
- acolytus la-ecc