Where does “miotalóir” come from?

miotalóir (Irish) comes from Irish miotal, from Middle Irish mital, from Old French métal, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

miotalóir (Irish): metallurgist

Definitions

  1. metallurgist

Ancestry of “miotalóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmiotalmetal; mettle, spirit; hardihood
2Middle Irishmitalmetal
3Old Frenchmétalmetal material
4Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
5Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
6Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

Words derived from “miotalóir”

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