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Where does “Ἰέρνη” come from?

Ἰέρνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Ancestry of “Ἰέρνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
2Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “Ἰέρνη”

  • Hibernian
  • Hibernia
  • Hibernianism
  • Ivernia
  • Ivernian
  • Hibernophilia
  • Hibernocentric
  • Hibernophile
  • Hibernophobia
  • Hibernophobic
  • Hibernophobe
  • Hiberno-Celtic
  • Hiberno-English
  • Hibernocentrism
  • Hiberno-
  • Ivernia
  • Hibernia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →