Where does “rótháirgeacht” come from?

rótháirgeacht (Irish) comes from Irish ró-, from Old Irish ro-, from Proto-Celtic ɸro-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

rótháirgeacht (Irish): overproduction

Definitions

  1. overproduction

Ancestry of “rótháirgeacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishró-too, overly; very; over-
2Old Irishro-indicates a perfective aspect; indicates...
3Proto-Celticɸro-before, in front of; in addition; to completion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old Irish ro- →