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Where does “anaipéist” come from?

anaipéist (Irish) comes from Latin anapaestus, from Ancient Greek ἀνάπαιστος, from Ancient Greek ἀναπαίω, from Ancient Greek ἀνα-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ — up; to, again, upon.

anaipéist (Irish): anapest

Definitions

  1. anapest

Ancestry of “anaipéist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanapaestusanapestic; an anapestic meter; anapest
2Ancient Greekἀνάπαιστοςstruck back, rebounding
3Ancient GreekἀναπαίωI strike back; I drive back
4Ancient Greekἀνα-up to, upwards, up; thoroughly; indicating...
5Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́up; to, again, upon
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