Where does “báseolaíocht” come from?
báseolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish bás, from English boss, from Middle English bos, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
báseolaíocht (Irish): thanatology
Definitions
- thanatology
Ancestry of “báseolaíocht”, step by step
báseolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish bás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | bás | death |
| 2 | English | boss | A person who oversees and directs the work of... |
| 3 | Middle English | bos | — |
| 4 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 6 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 7 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |