Where does “leatsa” come from?
leatsa (Irish) comes from Irish leat, from Irish le, from Irish re, from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
leatsa (Irish): second-person singular emphatic of le
Definitions
- second-person singular emphatic of le
Ancestry of “leatsa”, step by step
leatsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish leat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | leat | second-person singular of le: with you sg, to you... |
| 2 | Irish | le | with; used in conjunction with the copula... |
| 3 | Irish | re | to |
| 4 | Old Irish | fri | towards, to; against; with |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | writ- | against, opposite |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Irish sá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | sá | verbal noun of sáigh; stake; analytic present... |