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...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-āForms 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 -éh₂ →Every word from English -ine →Every word from French -ine →