Where does “cruitchlár” come from?
cruitchlár (Irish) comes from Irish cruit, from Old Irish cruitt, from Old Irish crott, from Old Irish -id, from Proto-Celtic -īti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
cruitchlár (Irish): harpsichord
Definitions
- harpsichord
Ancestry of “cruitchlár”, step by step
cruitchlár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish cruit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | cruit | harp; hunch, hump |
| 2 | Old Irish | cruitt | harpist; Alternative form of crott |
| 3 | Old Irish | crott | harp, lute |
| 4 | Old Irish | -id | Forms a noun of agency |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -īti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |