Where does “damhsóir” come from?

damhsóir (Irish) comes from Irish damhsa, from Middle English daunce, from Anglo-Norman daunce, from Old French dance, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

damhsóir (Irish): dancer

Definitions

  1. dancer

Ancestry of “damhsóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdamhsadance; emphatic form of damh: alternative form of...
2Middle Englishdauncedance; dancing; dance song
3Anglo-NormandaunceLate Anglo-Norman spelling of dance
4Old Frenchdancedance
5Old Frenchdancierto dance
6Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →Every word from Old French dancier →Every word from Old French dance →