Where does “teochriosach” come from?
teochriosach (Irish) comes from Irish teochrios, from Irish teo-, from Irish teo, from Irish te, from Old Irish té, from Proto-Celtic teɸents, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.
teochriosach (Irish): tropical
Definitions
- tropical
Ancestry of “teochriosach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | teochrios | torrid zone, the tropics |
| 2 | Irish | teo- | hot, warm |
| 3 | Irish | teo | inflection of te : ## nominative/vocative/dative... |
| 4 | Irish | te | hot, warm; pungent; ardent, hot-tempered;... |
| 5 | Old Irish | té | hot, warm; lustful, wanton; warm, comfortable,... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | teɸents | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |