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.
dúdaireacht (Irish): neck-craning, eavesdropping; gulping, swallowing,...
Definitions
- neck-craning, eavesdropping; gulping, swallowing,...
Ancestry of “dúdaireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | dúdaire | long-necked person; eavesdropper; hummer, crooner |
| 2 | Irish | -aire | -er, -or |
| 3 | Old Irish | -aire | Agentive affix, similar to English -er, -or |
| 4 | Old French | -aire | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |