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Where does “todhchaíoch” come from?

todhchaíoch (Irish) comes from Irish todhchaí, from Old Irish todochaide, from Old Irish to-, from Old Irish aith-, from Proto-Celtic ati-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

todhchaíoch (Irish): future, futuristic; futurist

Definitions

  1. future, futuristic; futurist

Ancestry of “todhchaíoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtodhchaífuture
2Old Irishtodochaide—
3Old Irishto-prefix used to create verbs and associated verbal...
4Old Irishaith-re-; second, a further; ex-
5Proto-Celticati-re-, again, second, further
6Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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