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Where does “dírbheathaisnéisí” come from?

dírbheathaisnéisí (Irish) comes from Irish dírbheathaisnéis, from Irish beathaisnéis, from Irish beath-, from Irish beatha, from Old Irish bethu, from Proto-Celtic biwotūts, from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.

dírbheathaisnéisí (Irish): autobiographer; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. autobiographer; inflection of...

Ancestry of “dírbheathaisnéisí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdírbheathaisnéisautobiography
2Irishbeathaisnéisbiography, memoir
3Irishbeath-vital
4Irishbeathalife; biography; living, livelihood; food,...
5Old Irishbethulife
6Proto-Celticbiwotūts—
7Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →