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Where does “scagaire” come from?

scagaire (Irish) comes from Irish aire, from Old Irish aire, from Proto-Celtic aryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éry-o-s — host.

scagaire (Irish): filter, screen; filterer, sifter; refiner

Definitions

  1. filter, screen; filterer, sifter; refiner

Ancestry of “scagaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishairecare, attention; heed, notice; nobleman, chief,...
2Old Irishairefreeman; noble
3Proto-Celticaryosfreeman, noble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éry-o-shost

Words derived from “scagaire”

  • scagaireacht
  • clos-scagaire
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