Etymology of the English word ceilidh
the English word
ceilidhderived from the Gaelic word
ceilidhderived from the Irish Gaelic word
céilidhederived from the Old Irish word
célidederived from the Old Irish word
célederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kei-Date
The earliest known usage of ceilidh in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
