Where does “seangaire” come from?

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

seangaire (Irish): thin, meagre person

Definitions

  1. thin, meagre person

Ancestry of “seangaire”, step by step

seangaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish aire

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

via Irish seang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishseangslender, slim, lanky; slender, slim, person;...
2Middle Irishseng—

Words derived from “seangaire”

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