Where does “reifléacseolaíocht” come from?

reifléacseolaíocht (Irish) comes from English reflex, from Latin reflexus, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

reifléacseolaíocht (Irish): reflexology

Definitions

  1. reflexology

Ancestry of “reifléacseolaíocht”, step by step

reifléacseolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English reflex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreflexAn automatic response to a simple stimulus which...
2Latinreflexusturned back or away, reflected
3Latinreflectōto turn back or away; yield; retreat
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Irish eolaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíochtscience; -logy
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →