Where does “lárpháircí” come from?
lárpháircí (Irish) comes from Irish lárpháirc, from Irish lár, from Old Irish lár, from Proto-Celtic ɸlārom, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂ros, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
lárpháircí (Irish): midfielder
Ancestry of “lárpháircí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | lárpháirc | midfield |
| 2 | Irish | lár | ground, floor; middle, center |
| 3 | Old Irish | lár | surface, ground, floor; middle, interior |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlārom | floor |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂ros | flat; floor |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |