Where does “algeolaíocht” come from?
algeolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish eolaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.
algeolaíocht (Irish): algology
Ancestry of “algeolaíocht”, step by step
algeolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish eolaíocht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | eolaíocht | science; -logy |
| 2 | Irish | -acht | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -acht | -ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -axtā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | axtā | — |
via Irish alga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | alga | alga |
| 2 | English | alga | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms,... |
| 3 | Latin | alga | Seaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | alǵ- | to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be... |