Where does “cúlghabhálacht” come from?
cúlghabhálacht (Irish) comes from Irish gabhálacht, from Irish gabháil, from Old Irish gabál, from Proto-Celtic gabaglā, from Proto-Celtic gabyeti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- — to grab, take.
cúlghabhálacht (Irish): retroactivity
Definitions
- retroactivity
Ancestry of “cúlghabhálacht”, step by step
cúlghabhálacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish gabhálacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | gabhálacht | receptiveness, receptivity; contagiousness;... |
| 2 | Irish | gabháil | verbal noun of gabh; catch, seizure, capture;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | gabál | taking; verbal noun of gaibid |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | gabaglā | taking |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | gabyeti | take, hold; to take, hold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeh₁bʰ- | to grab, take |