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Where does “bithlonracht” come from?

bithlonracht (Irish) comes from Irish bith-, from Old Irish bith-, from Old Irish bíth, from Proto-Celtic bitus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu- — life.

bithlonracht (Irish): bioluminescence, phosphorescence

Definitions

  1. bioluminescence, phosphorescence

Ancestry of “bithlonracht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbith-ever-, constant; bio-
2Old Irishbith-—
3Old Irishbíthinflection of at·tá: ## third-person singular...
4Proto-Celticbitusworld
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-tu-life
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH-tu- →