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Where does “acantóideach” come from?

acantóideach (Irish) comes from Irish acanta-, from New Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα, from Ancient Greek ἄνθος, from Proto-Hellenic ántʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éndʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

acantóideach (Irish): acanthoid

Definitions

  1. acanthoid

Ancestry of “acantóideach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishacanta-acanth-
2New LatinacanthusA plant known as bear's-foot; A thorny evergreen...
3Ancient GreekἄκανθοςThe acanthus plant
4Ancient GreekἄκανθαA thorny plant; A thorn, spine, or prickle;...
5Ancient Greekἄνθοςflower, blossom, bloom; froth, scum; bloom, peak
6Proto-Hellenicántʰosflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éndʰosbloom
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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