Where does “brí-eolaíocht” come from?
brí-eolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish eolaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.
brí-eolaíocht (Irish): bryology
Ancestry of “brí-eolaíocht”, step by step
brí-eolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish eolaíocht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | eolaíocht | science; -logy |
| 2 | Irish | -acht | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -acht | -ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -axtā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | axtā | — |
via Irish brí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | brí | strength, vigor; meaning, significance;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | brí | hill |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | brixs | hill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |