Where does “tráthnóna” come from?
tráthnóna (Irish) comes from Irish tráth, from Old Irish tráth, from Proto-Celtic trātu, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
tráthnóna (Irish): afternoon, evening; in the afternoon, in the...
Definitions
- afternoon, evening; in the afternoon, in the...
Ancestry of “tráthnóna”, step by step
tráthnóna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish tráth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | tráth | hour; time; day, period |
| 2 | Old Irish | tráth | period of time, hour, point in time; day;... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | trātu | time, hour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via Irish nóna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | nóna | genitive singular of nóin; of noon |