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Where does “cairéalaigh” come from?

cairéalaigh (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.

cairéalaigh (Irish): quarry

Definitions

  1. quarry

Ancestry of “cairéalaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcairéalquarry
2Middle Irishcairélquarry
3EnglishquarryA site for mining stone, limestone, or slate; To...
4Middle Englishquarere—
5Medieval Latinquarreria—
6Old Frenchquarrière—
7Vulgar Latinquadraria—
8Latinquadrō—
9Latinquādrus—
10Latinquattŭor—
11Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
12Old Portuguesequartoquarter
13Latinquārtus—
14Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
15Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
16Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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