Where does “laraingeolaíocht” come from?

laraingeolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish eolaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

laraingeolaíocht (Irish): laryngology

Definitions

  1. laryngology

Ancestry of “laraingeolaíocht”, step by step

laraingeolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish eolaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíochtscience; -logy
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—

via Irish laraing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlarainglarynx
2Ancient Greekλάρυγξlarynx, upper part of windpipe; windpipe; gullet,...
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