Where does “heilminteolaíocht” come from?

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

heilminteolaíocht (Irish): helminthology

Definitions

  1. helminthology

Ancestry of “heilminteolaíocht”, step by step

heilminteolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Irish heilmint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishheilminthelminth
2Ancient Greekἕλμινςparasitic worm
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Irish -acht →Every word from Irish eolaíocht →