Where does “tírghrá” come from?
tírghrá (Irish) comes from Irish grá, from Old Irish grád, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
tírghrá (Irish): patriotism
Ancestry of “tírghrá”, step by step
tírghrá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish grá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | grá | love; verbal noun of gráigh |
| 2 | Old Irish | grád | love, affection, fondness, charity; grade,... |
| 3 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |
via Irish tír
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | tír | land, country |
| 2 | Old Irish | tír | land, country, territory, ground |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | tīros | dry land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |
Words derived from “tírghrá”