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
- Privative affix, denoting not
Ancestry of “éa-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | é- | privative affix attaching onto nouns and... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | an- | un-, not |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |