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.
aiteacht (Irish): returning; queerness, oddness
Definitions
- returning; queerness, oddness
Ancestry of “aiteacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | aittecht | act of returning |
| 2 | Old Irish | aith- | re-; second, a further; ex- |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ati- | re-, again, second, further |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |