Where does “bóithrín” come from?
bóithrín (Irish) comes from Irish -ín, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
bóithrín (Irish): Diminutive of bóthar; a small, quite often badly...
Definitions
- Diminutive of bóthar; a small, quite often badly...
Ancestry of “bóithrín”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | -ín | Suffix used to form diminutive nouns, sometimes... |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “bóithrín”