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Where does “airleacan” come from?

airleacan (Irish) comes from Middle French Harlequin, from Old French Harlequin, from Old English Herla Cyning — {{w|King Herla}}.

airleacan (Irish): harlequin; playboy

Definitions

  1. harlequin; playboy

Ancestry of “airleacan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchHarlequin—
2Old FrenchHarlequin—
3Old EnglishHerla Cyning{{w|King Herla}}

Words derived from “airleacan”

  • airleacánacht
Every word from Old English Herla Cyning →