Where does “X-radaíocht” come from?

X-radaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish radaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

X-radaíocht (Irish): X-ray radiation, X-radiation

Definitions

  1. X-ray radiation, X-radiation

Ancestry of “X-radaíocht”, step by step

X-radaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish radaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishradaíochtradiation
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—

via Irish X

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishX—
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Irish -acht →Every word from Old Irish -acht →