Where does “ato” come from?

ato (Welsh) comes from Welsh at, from Middle Welsh at, from Old Welsh ad, from Proto-Celtic ad, from Proto-Celtic *tāyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ato (Welsh): third-person singular masculine of at; Soft...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular masculine of at; Soft...

Ancestry of “ato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshatto, towards; for; at
2Middle Welshatto, towards
3Old Welshad—
4Proto-Celticadto
5Proto-Celtic*tāyetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *tāyeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic ad →