Where does “oireachas” come from?
oireachas (Irish) comes from Old Irish airechas, from Old Irish airech, from Old Irish aire, from Proto-Celtic aryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éry-o-s — host.
oireachas (Irish): precedence, pre-eminence, sovereignty; rank,...
Definitions
- precedence, pre-eminence, sovereignty; rank,...
Ancestry of “oireachas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | airechas | heed, care; position of an "aire"; rank, legal... |
| 2 | Old Irish | airech | heedful, attentive, cautious |
| 3 | Old Irish | aire | freeman; noble |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | aryos | freeman, noble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éry-o-s | host |