Where does “ite” come from?

ite (Irish) comes from Irish ithe, from Irish ith, from Old Irish ithid, from Proto-Celtic ɸiteti, from Proto-Indo-European peyt- — food, nutrition; to nourish, feed.

ite (Irish): past participle of ith; genitive singular of ithe

Definitions

  1. past participle of ith; genitive singular of ithe

Ancestry of “ite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishitheinflection of ith: ## present subjunctive...
2Irishitheat
3Old Irishithidto eat
4Proto-Celticɸiteti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyt-food, nutrition; to nourish, feed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyt- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸiteti →Every word from Old Irish ithid →