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Where does “eotrófacht” come from?

eotrófacht (Irish) comes from Irish eo-, from Ancient Greek εὖ, from Ancient Greek ἐΰς, from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

eotrófacht (Irish): eutrophy

Definitions

  1. eutrophy

Ancestry of “eotrófacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheo-eu-
2Ancient Greekεὖwell
3Ancient Greekἐΰςgood, brave, noble
4Proto-Hellenicehu-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
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