Etymology

Culdee

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Today it means: One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the Middle Ages. Full definition →

Old Irish céile Dé ← Latin servus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromservus
  2. Old Irish · derived fromcéile Dé“servant of God”
  3. English todayCuldee

From Old Irish céile Dé (“servant of God”), a calque of Latin servus Deī.

Words from the same roots

Latinservus all →

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