Where does “aibitheach” come from?
aibitheach (Irish) comes from Irish bitheach, from Irish bith-, from Old Irish bith-, from Old Irish bíth, from Proto-Celtic bitus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu- — life.
aibitheach (Irish): abiotic
Ancestry of “aibitheach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | bitheach | biotic |
| 2 | Irish | bith- | ever-, constant; bio- |
| 3 | Old Irish | bith- | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | bíth | inflection of at·tá:
## third-person singular... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | bitus | world |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷiH-tu- | life |