Where does “nuálaíocht” come from?

nuálaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish nuálaí, from Irish nuáil, from Irish nua, from Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos — new; to nod, assent to.

nuálaíocht (Irish): innovation

Definitions

  1. innovation

Ancestry of “nuálaíocht”, step by step

nuálaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish nuálaí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnuálaíinnovator
2Irishnuáilto innovate; innovation
3Irishnuanew; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing
4Middle Irishnúanew
5Old Irishnuaenew
6Proto-Celtic*nowiyosnew
7Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
9Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

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 new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →