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Where does “peataíocht” come from?

peataíocht (Irish) comes from Irish -íocht, from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

peataíocht (Irish): Alternative form of peataireacht

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of peataireacht

Ancestry of “peataíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-íocht—
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—
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