Where does “algeolaí” come from?

algeolaí (Irish) comes from Irish alga, from English alga, from Latin alga, from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- — to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

algeolaí (Irish): algologist

Definitions

  1. algologist

Ancestry of “algeolaí”, step by step

algeolaí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish alga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishalgaalga
2EnglishalgaAny of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms,...
3LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

via Irish eolaí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíscientist; -logist; guide, guidebook; directory
2Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
3Old Irish-ide—
4Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- →Every word from Latin alga →Every word from English alga →