Where does “circeoil” come from?

circeoil (Irish) comes from Irish cearc, from Old Irish cerc, from Proto-Celtic kerkā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

circeoil (Irish): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “circeoil”, step by step

circeoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cearc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcearcchicken, hen
2Old Irishcerchen; female of other birds
3Proto-Celtickerkā
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Irish feóil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishfeóilObsolete spelling of feoil
2Irishfeoilflesh, meat
3Old Irishfeóilflesh; meat
4Proto-Celticwepolis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-
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