Where does “dordveidhleadóir” come from?
dordveidhleadóir (Irish) comes from Irish dordveidhil, from Irish veidheal, from English viol, from Middle French viole, from Old French viol, from Old Occitan viola, from Medieval Latin vitula, from Latin Vitula.
dordveidhleadóir (Irish): cellist, violoncellist
Ancestry of “dordveidhleadóir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | dordveidhil | cello, violoncello |
| 2 | Irish | veidheal | viol; violin |
| 3 | English | viol | A stringed instrument related to the violin... |
| 4 | Middle French | viole | — |
| 5 | Old French | viol | — |
| 6 | Old Occitan | viola | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | vitula | stringed instrument |
| 8 | Latin | Vitula | — |