Where does “mí-oiriúnach” come from?
mí-oiriúnach (Irish) comes from Irish mí-oiriúint, from Irish oiriúint, from Irish óir, from Middle Irish ór, from Old Irish hóre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
mí-oiriúnach (Irish): unsuitable, unsuited
Definitions
- unsuitable, unsuited
Ancestry of “mí-oiriúnach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | mí-oiriúint | maladjustment |
| 2 | Irish | oiriúint | verbal noun of oir; suitability, fitness;... |
| 3 | Irish | óir | for, because; vocative/genitive singular of ór |
| 4 | Middle Irish | ór | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | hóre | because, since; For quotations using this term,... |
| 6 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |