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Where does “tráthúil” come from?

tráthúil (Irish) comes from Old Irish tráthamail, from Old Irish tráth, from Proto-Celtic trātu, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

tráthúil (Irish): timely, opportune; apt, felicitous, witty; ...

Definitions

  1. timely, opportune; apt, felicitous, witty; ...

Ancestry of “tráthúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtráthamailtimely
2Old Irishtráthperiod of time, hour, point in time; day;...
3Proto-Celtictrātutime, hour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “tráthúil”

  • tráthúlacht
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