Where does “eyrie” come from?

Eyrie comes from Middle English eire, from Old French aire, meaning a nesting place or nest.

eyrie (English): The nest of a bird of prey; Any high and remote...

Definitions

  1. The nest of a bird of prey; Any high and remote...

Ancestry of “eyrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheireplural of ei
2Old Frencheire
3Latinitera route, "whether:"; a passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy-Every word from Latin iterEvery word from Old French eire
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