Where does “aisiompaitheach” come from?
aisiompaitheach (Irish) comes from Irish aisiompaigh, from Irish iompaigh, from Old Irish imm·soí, from Proto-Celtic ambisuweti, from Proto-Celtic ambi-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
aisiompaitheach (Irish): retrogressive
Ancestry of “aisiompaitheach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | aisiompaigh | reverse; invert; retrogress |
| 2 | Irish | iompaigh | to turn; to reverse; to convert |
| 3 | Old Irish | imm·soí | turns around, converts, changes |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ambisuweti | to turn around; to doubt |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ambi- | around, about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |