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Where does “scríbhneoireacht” come from?

scríbhneoireacht (Irish) comes from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

scríbhneoireacht (Irish): writing; handwriting

Definitions

  1. writing; handwriting

Ancestry of “scríbhneoireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
2Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
3Proto-Celtic-axtā—
4Proto-Celticaxtā—

Words derived from “scríbhneoireacht”

  • clóscríbhneoireacht
  • gearrscríbhneoireacht
  • lámhscríbhneoireacht
  • fabhalscríbhneoireacht
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