Where does “in-nite” come from?

in-nite (Irish) comes from Irish nigh, from Middle Irish nigid, from Old Irish nigid, from Proto-Celtic nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

in-nite (Irish): washable

Definitions

  1. washable

Ancestry of “in-nite”, step by step

in-nite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish nigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnighwash
2Middle Irishnigidhe washes
3Old Irishnigidto wash
4Proto-Celticnigyetito wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash

via Irish ín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishínAlternative form of inn
2Irishinn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic nigyeti →Every word from Old Irish nigid →