Where does “bia-eolaíocht” come from?

bia-eolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish bia, from Old Irish bíad, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

bia-eolaíocht (Irish): dietetics

Definitions

  1. dietetics

Ancestry of “bia-eolaíocht”, step by step

bia-eolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish bia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbiafood; inner part of shelled, rinded, food;...
2Old Irishbíadfood; Alternative form of ·bïad
3Proto-Celtic*beitomfood
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

via Irish eolaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíochtscience; -logy
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā
5Proto-Celticaxtā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tomEvery word from Proto-Celtic *beitom
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