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Where does “bruth-ionsá” come from?

bruth-ionsá (Irish) comes from Irish bruth-, from Irish bruth, from Old Irish bruth, from Proto-Celtic brutus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bruth-ionsá (Irish): igneous intrusion

Definitions

  1. igneous intrusion

Ancestry of “bruth-ionsá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbruth-igneous
2Irishbruthheat; rash, eruption; nap, pile, covering
3Old Irishbruthraging, violent or boiling heat; blaze, glow
4Proto-Celticbrutusboiling heat; fermentation, boiling heat;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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