Where does “banchosantóir” come from?
banchosantóir (Irish) comes from Irish cosantóir, from Irish -tóir, from Old Irish -, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
banchosantóir (Irish): protectress
Ancestry of “banchosantóir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | cosantóir | defender, protector; defendant; back |
| 2 | Irish | -tóir | -er |
| 3 | Old Irish | - | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |