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Where does “aistire” come from?

aistire (Irish) comes from Old Irish aistire, from Latin ostiārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

aistire (Irish): porter; genitive singular of aistear

Definitions

  1. porter; genitive singular of aistear

Ancestry of “aistire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaistiredoorkeeper in a monastery
2Latinostiārius—
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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