Etymology Explorer › Irish

Where does “réaltach” come from?

réaltach (Irish) comes from Irish réalta, from Middle Irish rétlu, from Old Irish rétglu, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁-.

réaltach (Irish): starry; stellar, sidereal

Definitions

  1. starry; stellar, sidereal

Ancestry of “réaltach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishréaltastar; plural of réalt; past participle of réal
2Middle Irishrétlustar
3Old Irishrétglustar
4Proto-Celtic*glāwos—
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →