Where does “Tipperarian” come from?
Tipperarian (English) comes from English Tipperary, from Irish Tiobraid Árann, from Irish ára, from Old Irish ara, from Old Irish ár, from Proto-Celtic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
Tipperarian (English): A person from Tipperary, Ireland
Definitions
- A person from Tipperary, Ireland
Ancestry of “Tipperarian”, step by step
Tipperarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tipperary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tipperary | — |
| 2 | Irish | Tiobraid Árann | Well of Ara |
| 3 | Irish | ára | kidney; loins, vitals |
| 4 | Old Irish | ara | for the, because of the; for his/her/its/their,... |
| 5 | Old Irish | ár | slaughter, carnage; defeat, destruction |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | agros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |