Where does “Béarlóireacht” come from?

Béarlóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish Béarlóir, from Irish Béarla, from Old Irish bélrae, from Old Irish bél, from Proto-Celtic wewlos — lip.

Béarlóireacht (Irish): speaking English

Definitions

  1. speaking English

Ancestry of “Béarlóireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishBéarlóirEnglish-speaker, Anglophone
2IrishBéarlaEnglish language; the English language
3Old Irishbélraelanguage, speech
4Old Irishbéllip; mouth; opening
5Proto-Celticwewloslip
Every word from Proto-Celtic wewlos →Every word from Old Irish bél →Every word from Old Irish bélrae →