English
McAdoo
McAdoo comes from Irish Mac Conduibh ‘son of the black hound’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Conduibh‘son of the black hound’
- EnglishtodayMcAdoo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Conduibh‘son of the black hound’
- EnglishtodayMcAdoo
A compound of cú ‘hound’ + dubh ‘black’
Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- ‘livestock’
Proto-Indo-European *péḱu ‘livestock’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ ‘dog’
Proto-Celtic *kū ‘dog’
Old Irish cú ‘dog, hound’
Irish cú ‘hound’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ‘black’
Proto-Celtic *dubus ‘black’
Old Irish dub ‘black’
Irish dubh ‘black’
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (‘son of the black hound’), from cú (‘hound’) and dubh (‘black’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Conduibh
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Conduibh / McAdoo