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Where does “éasca” come from?

éasca (Irish) comes from Old Irish éscae, from Proto-Celtic *eiskyom.

éasca (Irish): moon; swift, nimble; free, fluent, easy; ready,...

Definitions

  1. moon; swift, nimble; free, fluent, easy; ready,...

Ancestry of “éasca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishéscaemoon; lunar month
2Proto-Celtic*eiskyom—

Words derived from “éasca”

  • éascaíocht
  • éascaigh
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