Where does “camógaíocht” come from?

camógaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish camóg, from Old Irish cammóc, from Old Irish camm, from French Caen, from Proto-Celtic kagyom, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

camógaíocht (Irish): camogie

Definitions

  1. camogie

Ancestry of “camógaíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcamógcomma butterfly, Polygonia spp
2Old Irishcammóc—
3Old Irishcammcrooked, bent, curved, twisted; wavy, curly
4FrenchCaen—
5Proto-Celtickagyompen, enclosure
6Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰyómenclosure, hedge
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “camógaíocht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kagyom →