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Where does “siúinéireacht” come from?

siúinéireacht (Irish) comes from Irish siúinéir, from Old French joigneor, from Old French joindre, from Vulgar Latin junior, from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō.

siúinéireacht (Irish): carpentry, joinery

Definitions

  1. carpentry, joinery

Ancestry of “siúinéireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsiúinéirjoiner; carpenter
2Old Frenchjoigneorjoiner, carpenter
3Old Frenchjoindreto meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join...
4Vulgar LatinjuniorAlternative form of iūnior
5Latiniūnior—
6Latiniuvenioryounger, more youthful
7Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
8Proto-Italic*juwō—
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