Where does “neamhréaltacht” come from?

neamhréaltacht (Irish) comes from Irish réaltacht, from Irish réalta, from Middle Irish rétlu, from Old Irish rétglu, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

neamhréaltacht (Irish): unreality

Definitions

  1. unreality

Ancestry of “neamhréaltacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishréaltachtreality
2Irishréaltastar; plural of réalt; past participle of réal
3Middle Irishrétlustar
4Old Irishrétglustar
5Proto-Celtic*glāwosglowing thing
6Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *glāwos →Every word from Old Irish rétglu →