Where does “Lughnasadh” come from?
Lughnasadh (English) comes from Irish Lughnasadh, from Old Irish Lugnasad, from Old Irish nasad, from Polish nasadzić, from Polish sadzić, from Proto-Slavic saditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sōdī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Lughnasadh (English): A Gaelic/Celtic holiday celebrated on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox, during the time of the harvesting
Definitions
- A Gaelic/Celtic holiday celebrated on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox, during the time of the harvesting
Ancestry of “Lughnasadh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Lughnasadh | Superseded spelling of Lúnasa |
| 2 | Old Irish | Lugnasad | Lammas |
| 3 | Old Irish | nasad | festival |
| 4 | Polish | nasadzić | to plant many of something |
| 5 | Polish | sadzić | to plant |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | saditi | to plant |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sōdī́ˀtei | to set, to plant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |