Where does “eyre” come from?

eyre (English) comes from Middle English eire, from Old French eire, from Latin iter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

eyre (English): A journey in circuit of certain itinerant judges...

Definitions

  1. A journey in circuit of certain itinerant judges...

Ancestry of “eyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheireplural of ei
2Old Frencheire—
3Latinitera route, "whether:"; a passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “eyre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Latin iter →Every word from Old French eire →