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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

Definitions

  1. protectress

Ancestry of “banchosantóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcosantóirdefender, protector; defendant; back
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 →