Where does “spealadóir” come from?
spealadóir (Irish) comes from Irish speal, from Middle Irish spelaid, from Middle English pelen, from Old French peler, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum — to grind, to crush.
spealadóir (Irish): scytheman, mower
Definitions
- scytheman, mower
Ancestry of “spealadóir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | speal | to scythe, mow; scythe |
| 2 | Middle Irish | spelaid | — |
| 3 | Middle English | pelen | peel |
| 4 | Old French | peler | — |
| 5 | Latin | pilō | to put forth hairs, grow hairy |
| 6 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 7 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 8 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |