Where does “sochmaíocht” come from?

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

sochmaíocht (Irish): softness, placidity, equanimity

Definitions

  1. softness, placidity, equanimity

Ancestry of “sochmaíocht”, 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 →