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Where does “banchiontóir” come from?

banchiontóir (Irish) comes from Irish ciontóir, from Irish -tóir, from Old Irish -, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

banchiontóir (Irish): female offender

Definitions

  1. female offender

Ancestry of “banchiontóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishciontóiroffender
2Irish-tóir-er
3Old Irish-—
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōr—
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →