Where does “píobaire” come from?

píobaire (Irish) comes from Irish píb, from Old Irish pípa, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

píobaire (Irish): piper; siskin; homosexual

Definitions

  1. piper; siskin; homosexual

Ancestry of “píobaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpíbpipe; windpipe; throat, neck
2Old Irishpípa—
3Vulgar Latinpipapipe
4LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipo →Every word from Vulgar Latin pipa →Every word from Old Irish pípa →