Etymograph

English

Scullion

Scullion may come from Irish Ó Scoláidhín.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Scoláidhínuncertain
  2. EnglishtodayScullion

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Scoláidhínuncertain
  2. EnglishtodayScullion

The story

Probably a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scoláidhín, a diminutive form of scolaidhe (‘student’).

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Ó Scoláidhín / Scullion