Where does “ath-” come from?
ath- (Irish) comes from Old Irish aith-, from Proto-Celtic ati-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
ath- (Irish): re-, second; old, rejected, ex-; return
Definitions
- re-, second; old, rejected, ex-; return
Ancestry of “ath-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | aith- | re-; second, a further; ex- |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ati- | re-, again, second, further |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |
Words derived from “ath-”