Where does “iriseoireacht” come from?
iriseoireacht (Irish) comes from Irish iriseoir, from Irish óir, from Middle Irish ór, from Old Irish hóre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
iriseoireacht (Irish): journalism
Definitions
- journalism
Ancestry of “iriseoireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | iriseoir | journalist |
| 2 | Irish | óir | for, because; vocative/genitive singular of ór |
| 3 | Middle Irish | ór | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | hóre | because, since; For quotations using this term,... |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |