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Where does “osréalaí” come from?

osréalaí (Irish) comes from Irish réalaí, from Irish réal, from Spanish real, from Late Latin realis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

osréalaí (Irish): surrealist; inflection of osréalach: ## genitive...

Definitions

  1. surrealist; inflection of osréalach: ## genitive...

Ancestry of “osréalaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishréalaírealist
2Irishréalreal; sixpenny bit, sixpence; make clear,...
3Spanishrealreal; royal; a quarter of a peseta
4Late Latinrealisactual; real, actual
5Latinrēs—
6Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
7Latinvindicō—
8Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
9Latindīcō—
10Latin-tiō—
11Latindissertātiō—
12Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
13Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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