Where does “dúdaireacht” come from?

dúdaireacht (Irish) comes from Irish dúdaire, from Irish -aire, from Old Irish -aire, from Old French -aire, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

dúdaireacht (Irish): neck-craning, eavesdropping; gulping, swallowing,...

Definitions

  1. neck-craning, eavesdropping; gulping, swallowing,...

Ancestry of “dúdaireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdúdairelong-necked person; eavesdropper; hummer, crooner
2Irish-aire-er, -or
3Old Irish-aireAgentive affix, similar to English -er, -or
4Old French-aire
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Irish -aire