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Where does “clóchuir” come from?

clóchuir (Irish) comes from Irish cuir, from Middle Irish cuirid, from Old Irish ·cuirethar, from Old Irish fo·ceird — sets, puts, places; throws, casts; casts down,...

clóchuir (Irish): typeset; vocative/genitive singular of clóchur

Definitions

  1. typeset; vocative/genitive singular of clóchur

Ancestry of “clóchuir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcuirput; send; sow, plant
2Middle Irishcuirid—
3Old Irish·cuiretharto place
4Old Irishfo·ceirdsets, puts, places; throws, casts; casts down,...
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