Where does “úath” come from?

úath (Old Irish) comes from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.

úath (Old Irish): fear, horror, terror; a horrible or terrible...

Definitions

  1. fear, horror, terror; a horrible or terrible...

Ancestry of “úath”, step by step

úath traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin iōta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniōtaiota Greek letter
2Ancient Greekἰῶταiota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
3Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
4Egyptian𓂝—

via Old Irish úathad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishúathada small number, a few; the singular number;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Proto-Celtic ɸowtus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸowtusfear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpew-to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe

Words derived from “úath”

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