Where does “lántosaí” come from?
lántosaí (Irish) comes from Irish tosaí, from Irish tosaigh, from Irish tosach, from Old Irish tosach, from Proto-Celtic towissākos, from Proto-Celtic *towissus, from Proto-Celtic wissus, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus — to see.
lántosaí (Irish): corner forward, full forward
Definitions
- corner forward, full forward
Ancestry of “lántosaí”, step by step
lántosaí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish tosaí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | tosaí | pioneer; forward, striker; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Irish | tosaigh | begin, commence; start, initiate; inflection of... |
| 3 | Irish | tosach | beginning; front; sole |
| 4 | Old Irish | tosach | beginning |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | towissākos | chief, primary, first |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *towissus | act of leading, beginning |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | wissus | act of discovering, finding out; knowledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |