Where does “aiteacht” come from?

aiteacht (Irish) comes from Old Irish aittecht, from Old Irish aith-, from Proto-Celtic ati-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

aiteacht (Irish): returning; queerness, oddness

Definitions

  1. returning; queerness, oddness

Ancestry of “aiteacht”, step by step

aiteacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish aittecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaittechtact of returning
2Old Irishaith-re-; second, a further; ex-
3Proto-Celticati-re-, again, second, further
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Irish áit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisháitplace, area; space, room; holding
2Old Irisháittplace, situation, position; dwelling, abode;...
3Proto-Celticyāntī—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →