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Where does “broma” come from?

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

broma (Irish): genitive singular of broim

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of broim

Ancestry of “broma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbroimfart; to fart
2Irish-aire-er, -or
3Old Irish-aireAgentive affix, similar to English -er, -or
4Old French-aire—
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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