Where does “leadránacht” come from?

leadránacht (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.

leadránacht (Irish): dilatoriness; tediousness

Definitions

  1. dilatoriness; tediousness

Ancestry of “leadránacht”, step by step

leadránacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishachtdecree, enactment; compact; condition
2Middle Irishacht—
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Irish leadrán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishleadránlingering, loitering, dilly-dallying;...
2Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →