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Where does “aerthacht” come from?

aerthacht (Irish) comes from Irish aertha, from Irish aer, from Old Irish áer, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

aerthacht (Irish): light-headedness; simple-mindedness, silliness

Definitions

  1. light-headedness; simple-mindedness, silliness

Ancestry of “aerthacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaerthalightheaded, giddy; simple-minded, silly
2Irishaerair; sky; climate
3Old Irisháercutting, incising; act of satirising, lampooning,...
4Latināēr—
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr—
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