Where does “nua-aois” come from?

nua-aois (Irish) comes from Irish nua-, 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, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nua-aois (Irish): the modern period, modern times, modernity

Definitions

  1. the modern period, modern times, modernity

Ancestry of “nua-aois”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nua-aois”

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