Where does “achtáil” come from?
achtáil (Irish) comes from Old Irish achtáil, from Latin actuālis, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
achtáil (Irish): verbal noun of achtáil; actuality; the active...
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- verbal noun of achtáil; actuality; the active...
Ancestry of “achtáil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | achtáil | the active life |
| 2 | Latin | actuālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | — |
| 4 | Latin | agō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |