Where does “baníoltóir” come from?

baníoltóir (Irish) comes from Irish íoltóir, from Irish íol, from Old Irish ídal, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.

baníoltóir (Irish): idolatress

Definitions

  1. idolatress

Ancestry of “baníoltóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishíoltóiridolater
2Irishíolidol
3Old Irishídal
4Latinidolumimage, form, especially a spectre, apparition or...
5Ancient Greekεἴδωλονphantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of...
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai