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Where does “eléír” come from?

eléír (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū — fat, milk.

eléír (Hungarian): to write before something

Definitions

  1. to write before something

Ancestry of “eléír”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianírto write; to burn; Irish
2GermanIreIrishman
3EnglishIrishThe Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also...
4Middle EnglishIrisce—
5Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
6Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
7Old IrishÉriuIreland
8Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
9Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
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