Where does “eire” come from?

eire (Middle English) comes from Old French eire, from Latin iter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

eire (Middle English): plural of ei

Definitions

  1. plural of ei

Ancestry of “eire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheire—
2Latinitera route, "whether:"; a passage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “eire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- →Every word from Latin iter →Every word from Old French eire →