Where does “scagaireacht” come from?

scagaireacht (Irish) comes from Irish acht, from Middle Irish acht, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

scagaireacht (Irish): act of filtering, sifting, refinement

Definitions

  1. act of filtering, sifting, refinement

Ancestry of “scagaireacht”, step by step

scagaireacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishachtdecree, enactment; compact; condition
2Middle Irishacht—
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Irish scagaire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscagairefilter, screen; filterer, sifter; refiner
2Irishairecare, attention; heed, notice; nobleman, chief,...
3Old Irishairefreeman; noble
4Proto-Celticaryosfreeman, noble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éry-o-shost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →