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- — to shine, glow.

réaltach (Irish): starry; stellar, sidereal

Definitions

  1. starry; stellar, sidereal

Ancestry of “réaltach”, step by step

réaltach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish réalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishréaltastar; plural of réalt; past participle of réal
2Middle Irishrétlustar
3Old Irishrétglustar
4Proto-Celtic*glāwosglowing thing
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *glāwos →Every word from Old Irish rétglu →
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