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Where does “achtáil” come from?

achtáil (Old Irish) comes from Latin actuālis, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

achtáil (Old Irish): the active life

Definitions

  1. the active life

Ancestry of “achtáil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinactuālis—
2Latināctus—
3Latinagō—
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “achtáil”

  • achtáil
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