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Where does “cairéal” come from?

cairéal (Irish) comes from Middle Irish cairél, from English quarry, from Middle English quarere, from Medieval Latin quarreria, from Old French quarrière, from Vulgar Latin quadraria, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus — and.

cairéal (Irish): quarry

Definitions

  1. quarry

Ancestry of “cairéal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcairélquarry
2EnglishquarryA site for mining stone, limestone, or slate; To...
3Middle Englishquarere—
4Medieval Latinquarreria—
5Old Frenchquarrière—
6Vulgar Latinquadraria—
7Latinquadrō—
8Latinquādrus—
9Latinquattŭor—
10Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
11Old Portuguesequartoquarter
12Latinquārtus—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “cairéal”

  • cairéalaigh
  • cairéalacht
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