Where does “eostatach” come from?

eostatach (Irish) comes from Irish eo, from Old Irish eó, from Proto-Celtic esoxs — salmon.

eostatach (Irish): eustatic

Definitions

  1. eustatic

Ancestry of “eostatach”, step by step

eostatach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish eo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheosalmon; noble being, prince; yew tree
2Old Irisheósalmon; stem, shaft; yew, tree
3Proto-Celticesoxssalmon

via Irish statach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishstatachstatic
Every word from Proto-Celtic esoxs →Every word from Old Irish eó →Every word from Irish eo →