Where does “cairéalaí” come from?
cairéalaí (Irish) comes from Irish cairéal, 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 — and.
cairéalaí (Irish): a quarryman
Definitions
- a quarryman
Ancestry of “cairéalaí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | cairéal | quarry |
| 2 | Middle Irish | cairél | quarry |
| 3 | English | quarry | A site for mining stone, limestone, or slate; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | quarere | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | quarreria | — |
| 6 | Old French | quarrière | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | quadraria | — |
| 8 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 9 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 10 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 11 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 12 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 13 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |