Where does “cruitchláraí” come from?
cruitchláraí (Irish) comes from Irish cruitchlár, 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.
cruitchláraí (Irish): harpsichordist
Ancestry of “cruitchláraí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | cruitchlár | harpsichord |
| 2 | Irish | cruit | harp; hunch, hump |
| 3 | Old Irish | cruitt | harpist; Alternative form of crott |
| 4 | Old Irish | crott | harp, lute |
| 5 | Old Irish | -id | Forms a noun of agency |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | -īti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |