Where does “neastacaíocht” come from?
neastacaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish tacaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.
neastacaíocht (Irish): close support
Ancestry of “neastacaíocht”, step by step
neastacaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish tacaíocht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | tacaíocht | backing, support |
| 2 | Irish | -acht | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -acht | -ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -axtā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | axtā | — |
via Irish neas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | neas | moulding block; Alternative form of deas |
| 2 | Irish | neasa | nearer, nearest |
| 3 | Old Irish | nessa | nearer, closer |
| 4 | Old Irish | -a | combines with prepositions to form a relative... |