English
Mescal
Mescal comes from Irish Ó Meiscill ‘descendant of Meisceall’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Meiscill‘descendant of Meisceall’
- EnglishtodayMescal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Meiscill‘descendant of Meisceall’
- EnglishtodayMescal
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meiscill (‘descendant of Meisceall’), a personal name perhaps related to meisce (‘drunkeness, intoxication’).
Every English word from Irish Ó Meiscill
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Meiscill / Mescal