Where does “cáilíocht” come from?
cáilíocht (Irish) comes from Irish cáiligh, from Irish cáil, from Old Irish cáil, from Latin qualitas, from Ancient Greek ποιότης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
cáilíocht (Irish): quality; disposition, temperament; qualification
Definitions
- quality; disposition, temperament; qualification
Ancestry of “cáilíocht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | cáiligh | qualify |
| 2 | Irish | cáil | reputation; quality; amount, portion |
| 3 | Old Irish | cáil | — |
| 4 | Latin | qualitas | quality, property |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ποιότης | quality |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |