Where does “clóscríobhán” come from?

clóscríobhán (Irish) comes from Irish clóscríobh, from Irish scríobh, from Old Irish scríbaid, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

clóscríobhán (Irish): typewriter

Definitions

  1. typewriter

Ancestry of “clóscríobhán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishclóscríobhtype, typewrite; verbal noun of clóscríobh;...
2Irishscríobhwrite; fill in, fill out; compose
3Old Irishscríbaidto write, write down; to write, compose
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →