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Where does “díomá” come from?

díomá (Irish) comes from Old Irish dimbág, from Old Irish dí-, from Proto-Celtic dī-, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

díomá (Irish): disappointment

Definitions

  1. disappointment

Ancestry of “díomá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdimbág—
2Old Irishdí-of, from
3Proto-Celticdī-from, of; clothes, clothing; from, away
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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