Where does “Oireachtas” come from?

Oireachtas (Irish) comes from Irish oireacht, from Old Irish airecht, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarextus — assembly, meeting.

Oireachtas (Irish): The parliament of Ireland

Definitions

  1. The parliament of Ireland

Ancestry of “Oireachtas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishoireachtdeliberative assembly of freemen; assembled...
2Old Irishairecht
3Proto-Celtic*ɸarextusassembly, meeting

Words derived from “Oireachtas

Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸarextusEvery word from Old Irish airechtEvery word from Irish oireacht