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Where does “neamhláithreacht” come from?

neamhláithreacht (Irish) comes from Irish láithreacht, from Irish láthair, from Old Irish láthar, from Proto-Celtic ɸlātrom, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

neamhláithreacht (Irish): absence; absenteeism

Definitions

  1. absence; absenteeism

Ancestry of “neamhláithreacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishláithreachtpresence, ubiety
2Irishláthairsite, spot; area; arena
3Old Irishláthararrangement, disposition
4Proto-Celticɸlātromflat position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
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