Where does “damhsaigh” come from?

damhsaigh (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.

damhsaigh (Irish): to dance

Definitions

to dance

Ancestry of “damhsaigh”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Irish	damhsa	dance; emphatic form of damh: alternative form of...
2	Middle English	daunce	dance; dancing; dance song
3	Anglo-Norman	daunce	Late Anglo-Norman spelling of dance
4	Old French	dance	dance
5	Old French	dancier	to dance
6	Vulgar Latin	*dantiāre	—

Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →Every word from Old French dancier →Every word from Old French dance →