Where does “neamhthonúlacht” come from?
neamhthonúlacht (Irish) comes from Irish neamhthonúil, from Irish tonúil, from Irish -úil, from Middle Irish -amail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis — together, one.
neamhthonúlacht (Irish): atonality
Ancestry of “neamhthonúlacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | neamhthonúil | nontonal; atonal |
| 2 | Irish | tonúil | tonal |
| 3 | Irish | -úil | Used to form many adjective forms from nouns in... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | -amail | -like |
| 5 | Old Irish | -amail | -like |
| 6 | Old Irish | amail | Alternative form of amal; like, as |
| 7 | Old Irish | samail | verbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;... |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | samalis | similitude, description |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |