Where does “I-bhíoma” come from?

I-bhíoma (Irish) comes from Irish i, from Old Irish i, from Proto-Celtic eni, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

I-bhíoma (Irish): I-beam

Definitions

  1. I-beam

Ancestry of “I-bhíoma”, step by step

I-bhíoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishiin
2Old Irishiin; into; For quotations using this term, see...
3Proto-Celticeni
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Irish bíoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbíomabeam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Celtic eniEvery word from Old Irish i