Where does “feiceálaí” come from?
feiceálaí (Irish) comes from Irish feiceálach, from Irish feiceáil, from Irish feic, from Old Irish ·aicci, from Old Irish ad·cí, from Proto-Celtic *adkʷiseti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
Ancestry of “feiceálaí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | feiceálach | conspicuous |
| 2 | Irish | feiceáil | visibility, discernment, sight |
| 3 | Irish | feic | sight, spectacle; see |
| 4 | Old Irish | ·aicci | sees |
| 5 | Old Irish | ad·cí | see; sees, notices, observes; perceives,... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *adkʷiseti | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |