Where does “iarnua-aoiseacht” come from?

iarnua-aoiseacht (Irish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European néwos — new; to nod, assent to.

iarnua-aoiseacht (Irish): postmodernity

Definitions

  1. postmodernity

Ancestry of “iarnua-aoiseacht”, step by step

iarnua-aoiseacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish nua-aois

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

via Irish acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishachtdecree, enactment; compact; condition
2Middle Irishacht—
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →