English
McEnroe
McEnroe comes from Irish Mac Conchradha ‘son of Conchradh’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Conchradha‘son of Conchradh’
- EnglishtodayMcEnroe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentMac Conchradha‘son of Conchradh’
- EnglishtodayMcEnroe
A compound of cú ‘hound’ + crádh ‘torment’
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’
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conchradha (‘son of Conchradh’), a personal name composed of the elements cú (‘hound’) + crádh (‘torment’).
Every English word from Irish Mac Conchradha
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Mac Conchradha / McEnroe