Where does “gearrthóireacht” come from?
gearrthóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish acht, from Middle Irish acht, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
gearrthóireacht (Irish): cutting; cutting remarks
Definitions
- cutting; cutting remarks
Ancestry of “gearrthóireacht”, step by step
gearrthóireacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish acht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | acht | decree, enactment; compact; condition |
| 2 | Middle Irish | acht | — |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Irish gearrthóir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | gearrthóir | cutter; chisel; tope |
| 2 | Irish | tóir | pursuit, chase; hunt, search; pursuing party;... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | to-wo-ret | running up to |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | reteti | to run |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |