Where does “nicitíneacht” come from?

nicitíneacht (Irish) comes from Irish nicitín, from English nicotine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

nicitíneacht (Irish): nicotinism

Definitions

  1. nicotinism

Ancestry of “nicitíneacht”, step by step

nicitíneacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish nicitín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnicitínnicotine
2EnglishnicotineAn alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via Irish acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishachtdecree, enactment; compact; condition
2Middle Irishacht
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine
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