Where does “breabiriseoireacht” come from?
breabiriseoireacht (Irish) comes from Irish iriseoireacht, from Irish iriseoir, from Irish óir, from Middle Irish ór, from Old Irish hóre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
breabiriseoireacht (Irish): checkbook journalism
Ancestry of “breabiriseoireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | iriseoireacht | journalism |
| 2 | Irish | iriseoir | journalist |
| 3 | Irish | óir | for, because; vocative/genitive singular of ór |
| 4 | Middle Irish | ór | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | hóre | because, since; For quotations using this term,... |
| 6 | Latin | hōra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |