Where does “acalaí” come from?

acalaí (Irish) comes from Old Irish aclaid, from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

acalaí (Irish): acolyte

Definitions

  1. acolyte

Ancestry of “acalaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaclaidacolyte
2Late Latinacolythusacolyte
3Ancient Greekἀκόλουθοςfollowing, attending
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →