Where does “iománaíocht” come from?
iománaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish -íocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.
iománaíocht (Irish): hurling Irish game of Celtic origin
Definitions
- hurling Irish game of Celtic origin
Ancestry of “iománaíocht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | -íocht | suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 2 | Irish | -acht | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -acht | -ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -axtā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | axtā | — |