Where does “neir” come from?

neir (Old Irish) comes from Latin Nerō, from Proto-Italic nēr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.

neir (Old Irish): Nero, a Roman emperor

Definitions

  1. Nero, a Roman emperor

Ancestry of “neir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNerōNero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty
2Proto-Italicnērman
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic nēr →Every word from Latin Nerō →