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Where does “banseiceadóir” come from?

banseiceadóir (Irish) comes from Irish seiceadóir, from Middle Irish seiceadúir, from Anglo-Norman executour, from Latin exsecutor, from Latin exsequor, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — whale, sea monster; abyss.

banseiceadóir (Irish): female equivalent of seiceadóir ; executrix

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of seiceadóir ; executrix

Ancestry of “banseiceadóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishseiceadóirexecutor; warden, watchman; miserable person
2Middle Irishseiceadúir—
3Anglo-Normanexecutour—
4Latinexsecutor—
5LatinexsequorI follow to the end; follow after thoroughly,...
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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