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Where does “tóir” come from?

tóir (Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic to-wo-ret, from Proto-Celtic reteti, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

tóir (Irish): pursuit, chase; hunt, search; pursuing party;...

Definitions

  1. pursuit, chase; hunt, search; pursuing party;...

Ancestry of “tóir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticto-wo-retrunning up to
2Proto-Celticretetito run
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “tóir”

  • Tory
  • Tories
  • Toryism
  • Toryish
  • torify
  • toryk
  • tory
  • tóraí
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