Where does “feithideolaíocht” come from?
feithideolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish eolaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.
feithideolaíocht (Irish): entomology
Ancestry of “feithideolaíocht”, step by step
feithideolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish eolaíocht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | eolaíocht | science; -logy |
| 2 | Irish | -acht | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -acht | -ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -axtā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | axtā | — |
via Irish feithid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | feithid | wild creature, beast; repulsive creature, adder,... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | feithid | to observe, watch over, wait |