Where does “neasach” come from?

neasach (Irish) comes from Irish neasa, from Old Irish nessa, from Old Irish -a — combines with prepositions to form a relative...

neasach (Irish): proximal; approximant

Definitions

  1. proximal; approximant

Ancestry of “neasach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishneasanearer, nearest
2Old Irishnessanearer, closer
3Old Irish-acombines with prepositions to form a relative...
Every word from Old Irish -a →Every word from Old Irish nessa →Every word from Irish neasa →