Where does “saigteóir” come from?
saigteóir (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish saiget, from Latin Sagitta, from Latin sagitta — arrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the...
saigteóir (Middle Irish): archer, bowman; soldier
Ancestry of “saigteóir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | saiget | arrow, dart, javelin |
| 2 | Latin | Sagitta | — |
| 3 | Latin | sagitta | arrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the... |
Words derived from “saigteóir”