Where does “nuatheanga” come from?
nuatheanga (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.
nuatheanga (Irish): modern language
Definitions
- modern language
Ancestry of “nuatheanga”, step by step
nuatheanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish nua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | nua | new; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing |
| 2 | Middle Irish | núa | new |
| 3 | Old Irish | nuae | new |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *nowiyos | new |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via Irish teanga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | teanga | tongue; language |
| 2 | Old Irish | tengae | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | tangʷāt- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |