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Where does “athfhillteach” come from?

athfhillteach (Irish) comes from Irish athfhill, from Irish ath-, from Old Irish aith-, from Proto-Celtic ati-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

athfhillteach (Irish): recurring, recurrent; reflexive; reflex

Definitions

  1. recurring, recurrent; reflexive; reflex

Ancestry of “athfhillteach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishathfhillrecur; circulate; refold; reflect
2Irishath-re-, second; old, rejected, ex-; return
3Old Irishaith-re-; second, a further; ex-
4Proto-Celticati-re-, again, second, further
5Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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