Where does “éisteolaíocht” come from?

éisteolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish eolaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

éisteolaíocht (Irish): audiology

Definitions

  1. audiology

Ancestry of “éisteolaíocht”, step by step

éisteolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Irish éist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishéistlisten; hear; be silent
2Middle Irishéistid—
3Old Irishin·túaisi—
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Irish -acht →Every word from Irish eolaíocht →