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Where does “cíor” come from?

cíor (Irish) comes from Old Irish cír, from Proto-Celtic kīnsrā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

cíor (Irish): comb; crest; honeycomb

Definitions

  1. comb; crest; honeycomb

Ancestry of “cíor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcírcomb, rake; crest, tip
2Proto-Celtickīnsrā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “cíor”

  • déadchíoradóir
  • déadchíor
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