Where does “ráthaíocht” come from?
ráthaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish acht, from Middle Irish acht, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
ráthaíocht (Irish): shoaling; guarantee; safeguard, assurance
Definitions
- shoaling; guarantee; safeguard, assurance
Ancestry of “ráthaíocht”, step by step
ráthaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish acht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | acht | decree, enactment; compact; condition |
| 2 | Middle Irish | acht | — |
| 3 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Irish ráthaigh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ráthaigh | to shoal |
| 2 | Irish | ráth | earthen rampart; ring-fort, rath; layer |
| 3 | Old Irish | ráth | surety, guarantor; suretyship, guarantee, pledge;... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ɸratom | grace, virtue, good fortune |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *ɸarnati | to grant, to bestow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perh₃- | to provide; bestow, give; to grant |