Where does “bóín Dé” come from?
bóín Dé (Irish) comes from Irish dé, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
bóín Dé (Irish): ladybug, ladybird (beetle)
Definitions
- ladybug, ladybird (beetle)
Ancestry of “bóín Dé”, step by step
bóín Dé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish dé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | dé | smoke; puff, breath; glimmer |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |