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Where does “Gearmáinis” come from?

Gearmáinis (Irish) comes from Irish Gearmáin, from Latin Germania, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Gearmáinis (Irish): the German language

Definitions

  1. the German language

Ancestry of “Gearmáinis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishGearmáinGermany
2LatinGermanialand of the Germans; Germania, land of the...
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Gearmáinis”

  • Ard-Ghearmáinis
  • Meán-Ard-Ghearmáinis
  • Nua-Ard-Ghearmáinis
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