Where does “easpa” come from?
easpa (Irish) comes from Middle Irish esbaid, from Old Irish esbaid, from Old Irish ess-, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
easpa (Irish): lack, want, absence; deficiency, defect; abscess
Definitions
- lack, want, absence; deficiency, defect; abscess
Ancestry of “easpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | esbaid | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | esbaid | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | ess- | ex-, out; privative prefix: non-, -less |
| 4 | Old Irish | léicid | to leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | linkʷīti | to leave, to leave behind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | linékʷti | to be leaving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |
Words derived from “easpa”