Where does “réaltnéalmhaireacht” come from?

réaltnéalmhaireacht (Irish) comes from Irish néalmhaireacht, from Irish néalmhar, from Irish -mhar, from Old Irish -mar, from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

réaltnéalmhaireacht (Irish): nebulosity

Definitions

  1. nebulosity

Ancestry of “réaltnéalmhaireacht”, step by step

réaltnéalmhaireacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish néalmhaireacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnéalmhaireachtnebulosity
2Irishnéalmharnebulous, nebular; clouded, gloomy
3Irish-mhar-y
4Old Irish-margenerates adjectives from nouns
5Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
6Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Irish réalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishréaltAlternative form of réalta
2Irishréaltastar; plural of réalt; past participle of réal
3Middle Irishrétlustar
4Old Irishrétglustar
5Proto-Celtic*glāwosglowing thing
6Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic māros →