Where does “comhaireamh” come from?
comhaireamh (Irish) comes from Middle Irish comáirem, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
comhaireamh (Irish): verbal noun of comhair; count, counting;...
Definitions
- verbal noun of comhair; count, counting;...
Ancestry of “comhaireamh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | comáirem | act of counting, accounting; calculation |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | rīmā | number |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |