Where does “irisleabhar” come from?
irisleabhar (Irish) comes from Irish leabhar, from Old Irish lebor, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob, from English long — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
irisleabhar (Irish): magazine, journal
Definitions
- magazine, journal
Ancestry of “irisleabhar”, step by step
irisleabhar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish leabhar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | leabhar | book; Alternative form of leabhair; Alternative... |
| 2 | Old Irish | lebor | book |
| 3 | Latin | Līber | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | loeber | — |
| 5 | French | lober | to lob |
| 6 | French | lob | lob |
| 7 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 8 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 9 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 10 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 11 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 12 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 13 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 16 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |