Sanasaíocht na bhfocal

gaiscioch

Táim ag léamh The Murder Machine le Pádraig Mac Piarais agus tháinig mé trasna ar an slíocht seo:

"To the old Irish the teacher was ‘aite’, fosterer; the pupil, was ‘dalta’, foster-child; the system was ‘aiteachas’, fosterage; words which we still retain as oide, dalta, oideachas."

Cheapas go raibh na fréamhacha seo fíorshuimiúil. Tá suíomh gréasáin ag Dennis King ag diriú ar stair na bhfocal agus is fiú a fheiceáil.

Stair an fhocail

An bhfuil cúlrá suimiúil do fhocail eile ag éinne?

GaelMise

gaiscioch wrote: »

Táim ag léamh The Murder Machine le Pádraig Mac Piarais agus tháinig mé trasna ar an slíocht seo:

"To the old Irish the teacher was ‘aite’, fosterer; the pupil, was ‘dalta’, foster-child; the system was ‘aiteachas’, fosterage; words which we still retain as oide, dalta, oideachas."

Cheapas go raibh na fréamhacha seo fíorshuimiúil. Tá suíomh gréasáin ag Dennis King ag diriú ar stair na bhfocal agus is fiú a fheiceáil.

Stair an fhocail

An bhfuil cúlrá suimiúil do fhocail eile ag éinne?

The word 'slí' or 'way' in English, originally spelt sligh ment slaughter and later 'a path made from clearing stuff out of the way' for example by felling trees to make a way.
There is a discussion on this and some other words in a study of the Irish text of the constitution.

dubhthach

Uafás from Uathbhás which is combination of "Uath" (horror/dread) and bás (Death). Two negatives make a right if ever there was a case