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Where does “bithchlastach” come from?

bithchlastach (Irish) comes from Irish clastach, from Ancient Greek κλαστός, from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

bithchlastach (Irish): bioclastic

Definitions

  1. bioclastic

Ancestry of “bithchlastach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishclastachclastic
2Ancient Greekκλαστόςbroken
3Ancient Greekκλάωto break, to break off, to break into pieces; to...
4Ancient Greekκλαίωcry, weep; first-person singular future...
5Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
6Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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