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Where does “coiteichtea” come from?

coiteichtea (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tenkto, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Ancestry of “coiteichtea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictenkto—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “coiteichtea”

  • téacht
  • téachtapaite
  • antaithéachtach
  • téchtaige
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