Where does “amplaigh” come from?

amplaigh (Irish) comes from Irish -igh, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.

amplaigh (Irish): be greedy for; inflection of amplach: ##...

Definitions

  1. be greedy for; inflection of amplach: ##...

Ancestry of “amplaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-ighSuffix used to form verbs from nouns;...
2Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
3Proto-Celtic*-sagyetordenominative/causative suffix
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetorEvery word from Irish -ighEvery word from Old Irish -igidir
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