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Where does “aerthóir” come from?

aerthóir (Irish) comes from Irish -tóir, from Old Irish -, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

aerthóir (Irish): simpleton; aerator

Definitions

  1. simpleton; aerator

Ancestry of “aerthóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-tóir-er
2Old Irish-—
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōr—
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →