Where does “nua-ointeolaíocht” come from?

nua-ointeolaíocht (Irish) comes 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-ointeolaíocht (Irish): neontology

Definitions

  1. neontology

Ancestry of “nua-ointeolaíocht”, step by step

nua-ointeolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish nua

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

via Irish eolaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíochtscience; -logy
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →