Where does “teangeolaíoch” come from?
teangeolaíoch (Irish) comes from Irish eolaíoch, from Irish -ach, from Middle Irish -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
teangeolaíoch (Irish): linguistic
Definitions
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Ancestry of “teangeolaíoch”, step by step
teangeolaíoch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish eolaíoch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | eolaíoch | scientific; -logical |
| 2 | Irish | -ach | Forms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
via Irish teanga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | teanga | tongue; language |
| 2 | Old Irish | tengae | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | tangʷāt- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |