Where does “aigeantacht” come from?
aigeantacht (Irish) comes from Irish acht, from Middle Irish acht, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
aigeantacht (Irish): spiritedness, cheerfulness
Definitions
- spiritedness, cheerfulness
Ancestry of “aigeantacht”, step by step
aigeantacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish acht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | acht | decree, enactment; compact; condition |
| 2 | Middle Irish | acht | — |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Irish aigéanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | aigéanta | Synonym of aigéanach |
| 2 | Middle Irish | aicenta | natural; spirited, courageous |
| 3 | Old Irish | aicnetae | natural; spirited, courageous |
| 4 | Old Irish | aicned | inherent quality, essence, nature; mind, spirit,... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | atignitom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | gniyeti | to make; to do |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |