Where does “oigheareolaíocht” come from?

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

oigheareolaíocht (Irish): glaciology

Definitions

  1. glaciology

Ancestry of “oigheareolaíocht”, step by step

oigheareolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Irish oighear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishoighearice
2Old Irishaigice; third-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Celticyegisice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yeg-ice, icicle
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Irish -acht →Every word from Irish eolaíocht →