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Where does “airdhirc” come from?

airdhirc (Irish) comes from Old Irish airdirc, from Proto-Celtic ɸare-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

airdhirc (Irish): clearly visible, conspicuous; clear, manifest;...

Definitions

  1. clearly visible, conspicuous; clear, manifest;...

Ancestry of “airdhirc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairdirc—
2Proto-Celticɸare-for-, fore-
3Proto-Celticɸarein front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
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