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Where does “cuimhne” come from?

cuimhne (Irish) comes from Old Irish cuimne, from Old Irish cuman — remembered, memorable.

cuimhne (Irish): memory

Definitions

  1. memory

Ancestry of “cuimhne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcuimnefaculty of memory; remembrance, memorial
2Old Irishcumanremembered, memorable

Words derived from “cuimhne”

  • cuimhneachán
  • cuimhneach
  • díchuimhne
  • buanchuimhne
  • buanchuimhneach
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