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Where does “daltachas” come from?

daltachas (Irish) comes from Irish daltach, from Irish ách, from Old Irish acht, from Proto-Celtic extos, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

daltachas (Irish): fosterage; pupilage

Definitions

  1. fosterage; pupilage

Ancestry of “daltachas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdaltachof or belonging to foster children; having foster...
2IrisháchAlternative form of ach
3Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
4Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of
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