Where does “bithlit” come from?
bithlit (Irish) comes from Irish bith-, from Old Irish bith-, from Old Irish bíth, from Proto-Celtic bitus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu- — life.
bithlit (Irish): biolith
Ancestry of “bithlit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | bith- | ever-, constant; bio- |
| 2 | Old Irish | bith- | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | bíth | inflection of at·tá:
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| 4 | Proto-Celtic | bitus | world |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷiH-tu- | life |