Etymology Explorer › Irish

Where does “clódóireacht” come from?

clódóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish acht, from Middle Irish acht, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

clódóireacht (Irish): printing; coloring, dyeing; coloring of story,...

Definitions

  1. printing; coloring, dyeing; coloring of story,...

Ancestry of “clódóireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishachtdecree, enactment; compact; condition
2Middle Irishacht—
3Latināctus—
4Latinagō—
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “clódóireacht”

  • leictreachlódóireacht
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →