Where does “foclóireolaíocht” come from?

foclóireolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish foclóir, from Irish focal, from Old Irish focul, from Proto-Celtic woxtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

foclóireolaíocht (Irish): lexicology

Definitions

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Ancestry of “foclóireolaíocht”, step by step

foclóireolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish foclóir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfoclóirdictionary; lexicon; vocabulary
2Irishfocalword
3Old Irishfoculword
4Proto-Celticwoxtlomdispute
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwókʷtlommouth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Irish eolaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíochtscience; -logy
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom →Every word from Proto-Celtic woxtlom →