Where does “pailé-ointeolaíocht” come from?

pailé-ointeolaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish ointeolaíocht, from Ancient Greek ὤν, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

pailé-ointeolaíocht (Irish): palaeontology

Definitions

  1. palaeontology

Ancestry of “pailé-ointeolaíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishointeolaíochtontology
2Ancient Greekὤνpresent participle of εἰμί; actual, real
3Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
4Proto-Hellenicehmito be
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehmi →