Where does “aigéaneolaíocht” come from?
aigéaneolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish eolaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.
aigéaneolaíocht (Irish): oceanography
Ancestry of “aigéaneolaíocht”, step by step
aigéaneolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish eolaíocht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | eolaíocht | science; -logy |
| 2 | Irish | -acht | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -acht | -ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -axtā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | axtā | — |
via Irish aigéan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | aigéan | ocean |
| 2 | Old Irish | océn | ocean, sea |
| 3 | Latin | Ōceanus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὠκεανός | ocean |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὠκεανός | the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a... |