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Where does “ainriochtán” come from?

ainriochtán (Irish) comes from Irish ainriocht, from Irish an-, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ainriochtán (Irish): sorry-looking creature; miserly person

Definitions

  1. sorry-looking creature; miserly person

Ancestry of “ainriochtán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishainriochtevil state; wretched condition; mistaken...
2Irishan-very; over-, excessively, intensely; great,...
3Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
4Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
5Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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