Where does “cúirtghairm” come from?
cúirtghairm (Irish) comes from Irish cúirt, from Middle English court, from Old French cort, from Latin cōrs, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cúirtghairm (Irish): court proclamation
Definitions
- court proclamation
Ancestry of “cúirtghairm”, step by step
cúirtghairm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish cúirt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | cúirt | court; courthouse; manor house, mansion |
| 2 | Middle English | court | A courtyard; an enclosed space |
| 3 | Old French | cort | court |
| 4 | Latin | cōrs | — |
| 5 | Latin | cohors | a court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or... |
| 6 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Irish gairm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | gairm | verbal noun of gair; call; calling |
| 2 | Old Irish | gairm | a call, cry; call, shout; neighbor |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *garsman | a cry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵh₂r̥-smn̥ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |