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
Ancestry of “Béarlóireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | Béarlóir | English-speaker, Anglophone |
| 2 | Irish | Béarla | English language; the English language |
| 3 | Old Irish | bélrae | language, speech |
| 4 | Old Irish | bél | lip; mouth; opening |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wewlos | lip |