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Where does “ordphéire” come from?

ordphéire (Irish) comes from Irish péire, from Anglo-Norman paire, from Latin paria, from Latin par, from Proto-Indo-European per — around; through.

ordphéire (Irish): couple

Definitions

  1. couple

Ancestry of “ordphéire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpéirepair; milt; pear
2Anglo-Normanpaire—
3Latinparianominative neuter plural of pār; accusative...
4Latinpareven; equal; like
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperaround; through
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