Where does “íoc” come from?
íoc (Irish) comes from Old Irish íccaid, from Old Irish -aid, from Proto-Celtic -āti, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ti — Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems.
íoc (Irish): pay; requite, atone; verbal noun of íoc
Definitions
- pay; requite, atone; verbal noun of íoc
Ancestry of “íoc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | íccaid | to heal, to cure; to save; to pay, to compensate... |
| 2 | Old Irish | -aid | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | -āti | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ti | Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems |