Where does “feayree” come from?
feayree (Manx) comes from Manx feayr, from Middle Irish fúar, from Old Irish úar, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
feayree (Manx): cool, chill, refrigerate; genitive singular of...
Definitions
- cool, chill, refrigerate; genitive singular of...
Ancestry of “feayree”, step by step
feayree traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Manx feayr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | feayr | cold, icy, cool, chilly, frosty, frigid; distant |
| 2 | Middle Irish | fúar | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | úar | cold; hour, time, occasion |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |