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Where does “ócáidigh” come from?

ócáidigh (Irish) comes from Irish ócáid, from Latin occasio, from Latin occasus, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

ócáidigh (Irish): use; inflection of ócáideach : ##...

Definitions

  1. use; inflection of ócáideach : ##...

Ancestry of “ócáidigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishócáidoccasion; particular time, special event;...
2Latinoccasiooccasion, opportunity; kairos, the right time,...
3Latinoccasussetting; west; western
4Latinoccidō—
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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