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Where does “léitheoir” come from?

léitheoir (Irish) comes from Irish léigh, from Old Irish légaid, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

léitheoir (Irish): reader

Definitions

  1. reader

Ancestry of “léitheoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishléighread
2Old Irishlégaidto read, to study; to read aloud, to recite
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “léitheoir”

  • réamhléitheoireacht
  • léitheoireacht
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