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Where does “irlandez” come from?

irlandez (Romanian) comes from French irlandais, from French Irlande, 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.

irlandez (Romanian): Irish; Irishman

Definitions

  1. Irish; Irishman

Ancestry of “irlandez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchirlandaisIrish, the Irish language; Irish
2FrenchIrlande—
3EnglishIreland—
4Middle EnglishIrlond—
5Old EnglishĪrland—
6Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
7Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
8Old IrishÉriuIreland
9Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
10Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
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