Where does “íoladhradh” come from?
íoladhradh (Irish) comes from Irish íol, from Old Irish ídal, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.
íoladhradh (Irish): idolatry
Definitions
- idolatry
Ancestry of “íoladhradh”, step by step
íoladhradh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish íol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | íol | idol |
| 2 | Old Irish | ídal | — |
| 3 | Latin | idolum | image, form, especially a spectre, apparition or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἴδωλον | phantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 6 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 7 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via Irish adhradh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | adhradh | verbal noun of adhair; worship, adoration;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | adrad | verbal noun of ad·ora; worship |
| 3 | Latin | adōrātiō | worship, adoration |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |