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Where does “angloirlandese” come from?

angloirlandese (Italian) comes from Italian irlandese, from Italian Irlanda, from English Ireland, from Middle English Irlond, from Old English Īrland, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu — fat, milk.

angloirlandese (Italian): Anglo-Irish

Definitions

  1. Anglo-Irish

Ancestry of “angloirlandese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianirlandeseIrish; Irish; Irishman, Irishwoman
2ItalianIrlandaIreland
3EnglishIreland—
4Middle EnglishIrlond—
5Old EnglishĪrland—
6Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
7Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
8Old IrishÉriuIreland
9Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
10Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →