Where does “íocaí” come from?
íocaí (Irish) comes from Irish íoc, from Old Irish íccaid, from Old Irish -aid, from Proto-Celtic -āti, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ti — Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems.
íocaí (Irish): payee
Ancestry of “íocaí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | íoc | pay; requite, atone; verbal noun of íoc |
| 2 | Old Irish | íccaid | to heal, to cure; to save; to pay, to compensate... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -aid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -āti | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ti | Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems |
Words derived from “íocaí”