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Where does “aitherrach” come from?

aitherrach (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ad·eirrig, from Proto-Celtic regeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

aitherrach (Old Irish): act of repeating; repetition; act of changing,...

Definitions

  1. act of repeating; repetition; act of changing,...

Ancestry of “aitherrach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishad·eirrigto repeat, reiterate; change; repeats,...
2Proto-Celticregetito stretch; to straighten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “aitherrach”

  • athrach
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