Where does “eidifeolaíocht” come from?

eidifeolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish eolaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

eidifeolaíocht (Irish): edaphology

Definitions

  1. edaphology

Ancestry of “eidifeolaíocht”, step by step

eidifeolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish eolaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíochtscience; -logy
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—

via Ancient Greek ἔδαφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔδαφοςbottom, foundation, base; floor, ground
2Ancient Greekἕδοςa seat; the act of sitting
3Ancient GreekἕζομαιI sit, sit oneself
4Proto-Hellenicheďďomaito sit
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Irish -acht →Every word from Irish eolaíocht →