Argyll.
A former county of Scotland, now incorporated into Argyll and Bute.
Meaning & usage
A former county of Scotland, now incorporated into Argyll and Bute.
A Scottish dukedom.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle Irish err Scottish Gaelic earra Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Celtic *weidus Proto-Celtic *weidelos Proto-Brythonic *guɨðel Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðelbor. Old Irish Goídel Scottish Gaelic Gàidheal Scottish Gaelic Earra-Ghàidhealbor. English Argyll Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Earra-Ghàidheal (“land of the Gaels”).
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