Where does “oftailmeolaíocht” come from?

oftailmeolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish eolaíocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

oftailmeolaíocht (Irish): ophthalmology

Definitions

  1. ophthalmology

Ancestry of “oftailmeolaíocht”, step by step

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-Celtic axtā →Every word from Irish -acht →Every word from Irish eolaíocht →