Where does “éa-” come from?

éa- (Irish) comes from Old Irish é-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

éa- (Irish): Privative affix, denoting not

Definitions

  1. Privative affix, denoting not

Ancestry of “éa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishé-privative affix attaching onto nouns and...
2Proto-Celtican-un-, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “éa-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Irish é- →
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