Where does “loiscid” come from?
loiscid (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish loscaid, from Proto-Celtic *lasketi, from Proto-Indo-European lh₂p-sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- — to shine; to light, shine; glow.
Ancestry of “loiscid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | loscaid | to burn |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *lasketi | to burn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lh₂p-sḱéti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂p- | to shine; to light, shine; glow |