Where does “dlíodóir” come from?

dlíodóir (Irish) comes from Irish dlí, from Old Irish dliged, from Proto-Celtic dligetom — law.

dlíodóir (Irish): lawyer

Definitions

  1. lawyer

Ancestry of “dlíodóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdlílaw; verbal noun of dligh; present subjunctive...
2Old Irishdligedlaw; verbal noun of dligid
3Proto-Celticdligetomlaw
Every word from Proto-Celtic dligetom →Every word from Old Irish dliged →Every word from Irish dlí →