Where does “léirmheastóireacht” come from?
léirmheastóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish acht, from Middle Irish acht, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
léirmheastóireacht (Irish): criticism
Definitions
- criticism
Ancestry of “léirmheastóireacht”, step by step
léirmheastóireacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish acht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | acht | decree, enactment; compact; condition |
| 2 | Middle Irish | acht | — |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Irish léirmheastóir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | léirmheastóir | critic, reviewer |
| 2 | Irish | léirmheas | critical consideration, complete assessment;... |
| 3 | Irish | meas | verbal noun of meas; an opinion; an evaluation,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | mess | judgement; animal feed; tree-fruit |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | messus | measurement, judgement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |