Where does “nimhitheoir” come from?

nimhitheoir (Irish) comes from Irish -itheoir, from Irish -óir, from Old Irish -óir, from Proto-Brythonic -ọr, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

nimhitheoir (Irish): poisoner

Definitions

  1. poisoner

Ancestry of “nimhitheoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-itheoirused after verbs ending in
2Irish-óir-er; suffix appended to words to create an agent...
3Old Irish-óirer, -or
4Proto-Brythonic-ọr
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Irish -óir
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