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Where does “broim” come from?

broim (Irish) comes from Irish -aire, from Old Irish -aire, from Old French -aire, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

broim (Irish): fart; to fart

Definitions

  1. fart; to fart

Ancestry of “broim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-aire-er, -or
2Old Irish-aireAgentive affix, similar to English -er, -or
3Old French-aire—
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “broim”

  • bromán
  • bromaire
  • bromaireacht
  • brumaire
  • broimín
  • broma
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