Where does “siamsaíocht” come from?

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

siamsaíocht (Irish): merry-making

Definitions

  1. merry-making

Ancestry of “siamsaíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-íochtsuffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives
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-Celtic axtā →Every word from Irish -acht →Every word from Irish -íocht →