Where does “leideoireacht” come from?
leideoireacht (Irish) comes from Irish leideoir, from Irish óir, from Middle Irish ór, from Old Irish hóre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
leideoireacht (Irish): prompting
Definitions
- prompting
Ancestry of “leideoireacht”, step by step
leideoireacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish leideoir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | leideoir | prompter |
| 2 | Irish | óir | for, because; vocative/genitive singular of ór |
| 3 | Middle Irish | ór | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | hóre | because, since; For quotations using this term,... |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |