Where does “oidhreachtúlacht” come from?
oidhreachtúlacht (Irish) comes from Irish oidhreachtúil, from Irish oidhreacht, from Middle Irish eigrecht, from Middle Irish eigre, from Anglo-Norman eir, from Old French heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- — to go, to walk.
oidhreachtúlacht (Irish): heredity, inheritance
Definitions
- heredity, inheritance
Ancestry of “oidhreachtúlacht”, step by step
oidhreachtúlacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish oidhreachtúil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | oidhreachtúil | hereditary |
| 2 | Irish | oidhreacht | heritage; heredity; inheritance |
| 3 | Middle Irish | eigrecht | inheritance, heritage, patrimony; inherited... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | eigre | heir, inheritor, successor, descendant |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | eir | heir |
| 6 | Old French | heir | — |
| 7 | Latin | hērēs | heir, heiress |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁ro- | derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |