English
Mc-
Mc- comes from ga,gd mac ‘son’.
- ga,gdmodernmac‘son’
- Englishearliest quotation 1950Mc-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- ga,gdmodernmac‘son’
- Englishearliest quotation 1950Mc-
Earliest quotation: 1950, Gerald McBoing Boing: “Nyah-nyah!" they all shouted. "Your name's not McCloy! You're…”
Every English word from ga,gd mac
Today it means
prefix A patronymic used to form common Irish and Scottish names, similar to the English -son.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ga,gd mac / Mc-