Where does “féithpholladh” come from?
féithpholladh (Irish) comes from Irish féith, from Old Irish féith, from Maori wētā, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
féithpholladh (Irish): venipuncture
Definitions
- venipuncture
Ancestry of “féithpholladh”, step by step
féithpholladh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish féith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | féith | sinew; muscle; vein; soft seam in bogland, swampy... |
| 2 | Old Irish | féith | fibre |
| 3 | Maori | wētā | weta |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Irish polladh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | polladh | verbal noun of poll; holing, boring, perforation,... |