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Where does “lorgaireacht” come from?

lorgaireacht (Irish) comes from Irish lorgaire, from Irish aire, from Old Irish aire, from Proto-Celtic aryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éry-o-s — host.

lorgaireacht (Irish): tracking, tracing, pursuing; seeking, searching,...

Definitions

  1. tracking, tracing, pursuing; seeking, searching,...

Ancestry of “lorgaireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlorgairetracker, pursuer; detective; seeker, searcher
2Irishairecare, attention; heed, notice; nobleman, chief,...
3Old Irishairefreeman; noble
4Proto-Celticaryosfreeman, noble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éry-o-shost
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