Where does “ealaíontacht” come from?
ealaíontacht (Irish) comes from Irish ealaíonta, from Irish -ta, from Irish -as, from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.
ealaíontacht (Irish): artistry, skilfulness; artfulness, trickery
Definitions
- artistry, skilfulness; artfulness, trickery
Ancestry of “ealaíontacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ealaíonta | artistic, skilful; graceful; tricky |
| 2 | Irish | -ta | added to nouns to form adjectives; used to form... |
| 3 | Irish | -as | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -as | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -assus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ad-tus | — |