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Where does “jabaireacht” come from?

jabaireacht (Irish) comes from Irish jabaire, from Irish jab, from English Job, from Latin Iob, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

jabaireacht (Irish): cattle-jobbing; jobbing, doing jobs

Definitions

  1. cattle-jobbing; jobbing, doing jobs

Ancestry of “jabaireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishjabairejobber
2Irishjabjob, piece of work; post, employment
3EnglishJobA person who shows remarkable patience
4LatinIob—
5Latiniuppiter—
6Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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