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Where does “foirfeacht” come from?

foirfeacht (Irish) comes from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

foirfeacht (Irish): completeness, perfection; age, maturity; old age

Definitions

  1. completeness, perfection; age, maturity; old age

Ancestry of “foirfeacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
2Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
3Proto-Celtic-axtā—
4Proto-Celticaxtā—
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