Where does “aimínaigéad” come from?

aimínaigéad (Irish) comes from Irish aimín, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

aimínaigéad (Irish): amino acid

Definitions

  1. amino acid

Ancestry of “aimínaigéad”, step by step

aimínaigéad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish aimín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaimínamine, amino
2EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via Irish aigéad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaigéadacid
2Old Irishaigéd
3Latinacētumvinegar
4Latinaceōto be sour
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine
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