Where does “ard-jeeanid” come from?
ard-jeeanid (Manx) comes from Manx -id, from Old Irish -id, from Proto-Celtic -īti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
ard-jeeanid (Manx): enthusiasm
Ancestry of “ard-jeeanid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | -id | Agent suffix |
| 2 | Old Irish | -id | Forms a noun of agency |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | -īti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |