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Where does “aoir” come from?

aoir (Irish) comes from Old Irish áer, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

aoir (Irish): lampoon, satire

Definitions

  1. lampoon, satire

Ancestry of “aoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháercutting, incising; act of satirising, lampooning,...
2Latināēr—
3Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
4Ancient Greekauhḗr—

Words derived from “aoir”

  • banaoire
  • aoire
  • aoirigh
  • aor
  • aorthóir
  • aorúil
  • aorach
  • aorachas
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