Where does “castacht” come from?
castacht (Irish) comes from Irish casta, from Irish casadh, from Irish -adh, from Old Irish -ad, from Proto-Celtic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
castacht (Irish): complexity, intricacy
Definitions
- complexity, intricacy
Ancestry of “castacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | casta | past participle of cas; twisted, wound;... |
| 2 | Irish | casadh | verbal noun of cas; twist; reproach |
| 3 | Irish | -adh | Creates the regular verbal noun of... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -ad | suffix forming verbal nouns; suffix forming the... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -tus | Forms action nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |