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

Definitions

  1. Diminutive suffix

Ancestry of “-óc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic-ọgForms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and...
2Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-óc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ākos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic -ọg →