Where does “oftailmeolaí” come from?

oftailmeolaí (Irish) comes from Irish eolaí, from Irish -aí, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

oftailmeolaí (Irish): ophthalmologist

Definitions

  1. ophthalmologist

Ancestry of “oftailmeolaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíscientist; -logist; guide, guidebook; directory
2Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
3Old Irish-ide—
4Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
Every word from Old Irish -de →Every word from Irish -aí →Every word from Irish eolaí →