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Where does “-méir” come from?
-méir (Irish) comes from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
-méir
(Irish): -mer
Definitions
-mer
Ancestry of “-méir”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
μέρος
part, component, region; share, portion; one's...
2
Proto-Hellenic
*(h)méros
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Words derived from “-méir”
monaiméir
isiméir
isiméireach
isiméireacht
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