Where does “éaneolaíocht” come from?

éaneolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish éan, from Old Irish én, from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

éaneolaíocht (Irish): ornithology

Definitions

  1. ornithology

Ancestry of “éaneolaíocht”, step by step

éaneolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish éan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishéanbird; young
2Old Irishénbird; lo!
3Proto-Celticɸetnosbird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Irish eolaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíochtscience; -logy
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos →