Where does “aigéadobach” come from?

aigéadobach (Irish) comes from Irish aigéad, from Old Irish aigéd, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

aigéadobach (Irish): acid-fast

Definitions

  1. acid-fast

Ancestry of “aigéadobach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaigéadacid
2Old Irishaigéd—
3Latinacētumvinegar
4French-ateate
5Latin-ātused
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from French -ate →