Where does “spealadóireacht” come from?
spealadóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish spealadóir, from Irish speal, from Middle Irish spelaid, from Middle English pelen, from Old French peler, from Latin pilō, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus — to grind, to crush.
spealadóireacht (Irish): (act of) mowing
Definitions
- (act of) mowing
Ancestry of “spealadóireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | spealadóir | scytheman, mower |
| 2 | Irish | speal | to scythe, mow; scythe |
| 3 | Middle Irish | spelaid | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pelen | peel |
| 5 | Old French | peler | — |
| 6 | Latin | pilō | to put forth hairs, grow hairy |
| 7 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 8 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 9 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |