Where does “-óc” come from?
-óc (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Brythonic -ọg, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
-óc (Old Irish): Diminutive suffix
Ancestry of “-óc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | -ọg | Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |