Where does “ite” come from?

ite (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ette, from Proto-Celtic ɸettiyā, from Proto-Celtic ɸeteti, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

ite (Scottish Gaelic): feather; fin

Definitions

  1. feather; fin

Ancestry of “ite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishettewing, pinion; fin; feather, plume
2Proto-Celticɸettiyā—
3Proto-Celticɸetetito fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “ite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸeteti →