Where does “athlastach” come from?

athlastach (Irish) comes from Irish athlas, 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 — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

athlastach (Irish): inflammatory

Definitions

  1. inflammatory

Ancestry of “athlastach”, step by step

athlastach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish athlas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishathlasrelight; inflame
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-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti
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