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Where does “neo-làthaireachd” come from?

neo-làthaireachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic làthaireachd, from Scottish Gaelic -achd, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

neo-làthaireachd (Scottish Gaelic): absence; abstention

Definitions

  1. absence; abstention

Ancestry of “neo-làthaireachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclàthaireachdpresence
2Scottish Gaelic-achdDenoting system of government; Denoting religion;...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—
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