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

neo-làthaireachd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic làthaireachd

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

via Scottish Gaelic neo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicneoAlternative form of no
2Scottish Gaelicnoor; nor
3Old Irishnóor; boat
4Proto-Celtic*noweor
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Scottish Gaelic -achd →Every word from Old Irish -acht →