Where does “easraitheacht” come from?
easraitheacht (Irish) comes from Irish acht, from Middle Irish acht, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
easraitheacht (Irish): dispersivity
Definitions
- dispersivity
Ancestry of “easraitheacht”, step by step
easraitheacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish acht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | acht | decree, enactment; compact; condition |
| 2 | Middle Irish | acht | — |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Irish easraigh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | easraigh | litter, strew; scatter, sprinkle |
| 2 | Irish | -igh | Suffix used to form verbs from nouns;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -igidir | a suffix used to form verbs from nouns and... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-sagyetor | denominative/causative suffix |