English
Luas
Luas comes from Irish luas ‘speed’, and goes back to Old Irish lúas.
- Old Irishc. 600–900lúas‘swiftness, speed’
- Irishc. 1200–presentluas‘speed’
- EnglishtodayLuas
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Irishc. 600–900lúas‘swiftness, speed’
- Irishc. 1200–presentluas‘speed’
- EnglishtodayLuas
Every English word from Old Irish lúas
Today it means
name a light railway in Dublin, Ireland
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Irish lúas / Luas