Where does “eirgeanamaíocht” come from?

eirgeanamaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish eacnamaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

eirgeanamaíocht (Irish): ergonomics

Definitions

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Ancestry of “eirgeanamaíocht”, step by step

eirgeanamaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish eacnamaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheacnamaíochteconomics
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 ἔργον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἔργονdeed, doing, action; labour, work, task;...
2Proto-Hellenicwérgonwork
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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