Where does “leathsheoltóir” come from?
leathsheoltóir (Irish) comes from Irish seoltóir, from Irish seol, from Middle Irish seólaid, from Middle Irish séol, from Old Irish séol, from Old English seġl, from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą.
leathsheoltóir (Irish): semiconductor
Ancestry of “leathsheoltóir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | seoltóir | sailor; sender; conductor |
| 2 | Irish | seol | sail; covering, canopy; drift, trend; course,... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | seólaid | — |
| 4 | Middle Irish | séol | sail |
| 5 | Old Irish | séol | sail |
| 6 | Old English | seġl | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | segl | sail |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | seglą | sheet; sail |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | siglą | — |