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Where does “aire” come from?

aire (Irish) comes from Old Irish aire, from Proto-Celtic aryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éry-o-s — host.

aire (Irish): care, attention; heed, notice; nobleman, chief,...

Definitions

  1. care, attention; heed, notice; nobleman, chief,...

Ancestry of “aire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairefreeman; noble
2Proto-Celticaryosfreeman, noble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éry-o-shost

Words derived from “aire”

  • príomh-aire
  • aireach
  • ard-aire
  • ard-aireacht
  • aireacht
  • aireachán
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