Where does “saighdiúir” come from?
saighdiúir (Irish) comes from Middle Irish saigteóir, from Old Irish saiget, from Latin Sagitta, from Latin sagitta — arrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the...
saighdiúir (Irish): soldier
Ancestry of “saighdiúir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | saigteóir | archer, bowman; soldier |
| 2 | Old Irish | saiget | arrow, dart, javelin |
| 3 | Latin | Sagitta | — |
| 4 | Latin | sagitta | arrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the... |
Words derived from “saighdiúir”