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Where does “iar-nua-aoiseach” come from?

iar-nua-aoiseach (Irish) comes from Irish nua-aoiseach, from Irish nua-aois, from Irish nua-, from Irish nua, from Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos — new; to nod, assent to.

iar-nua-aoiseach (Irish): Alternative form of iarnua-aoiseach

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of iarnua-aoiseach

Ancestry of “iar-nua-aoiseach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnua-aoiseachmodern
2Irishnua-aoisthe modern period, modern times, modernity
3Irishnua-neo-, new, modern
4Irishnuanew; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing
5Middle Irishnúa—
6Old Irishnuae—
7Proto-Celtic*nowiyos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
9Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
10Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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