Where does “neastaiscéalaíocht” come from?

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

neastaiscéalaíocht (Irish): close reconnaissance

Definitions

  1. close reconnaissance

Ancestry of “neastaiscéalaíocht”, step by step

neastaiscéalaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish neas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishneasmoulding block; Alternative form of deas
2Irishneasanearer, nearest
3Old Irishnessanearer, closer
4Old Irish-acombines with prepositions to form a relative...

via Irish taiscéalaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtaiscéalaíocht—
Every word from Old Irish -a →Every word from Old Irish nessa →Every word from Irish neasa →