Where does “Artúraíocht” come from?

Artúraíocht (Irish) comes from Irish iocht, from Old Irish icht, from Proto-Celtic yextis, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Artúraíocht (Irish): Arthurian legend

Definitions

  1. Arthurian legend

Ancestry of “Artúraíocht”, step by step

Artúraíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish iocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishiochtkindness, clemency; pity, mercy; trust,...
2Old Irishichtkindness, clemency, trust, confidence; tribe,...
3Proto-Celticyextislanguage, speech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Irish Artúr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishArtúrArthur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Celtic yextis →Every word from Old Irish icht →