Where does “imm·téit” come from?
imm·téit (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish téit, from Old Irish do·tét, from Old Irish to-, from Old Irish aith-, from Proto-Celtic ati-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
imm·téit (Old Irish): go around, go away
Definitions
- go around, go away
Ancestry of “imm·téit”, step by step
imm·téit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish téit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | téit | to go; inflection of tét: ## accusative/dative... |
| 2 | Old Irish | do·tét | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | to- | prefix used to create verbs and associated verbal... |
| 4 | Old Irish | aith- | re-; second, a further; ex- |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ati- | re-, again, second, further |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Old Irish imm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | imm | Alternative spelling of imb; around |