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Where does “deirm” come from?

deirm (Irish) comes from New Latin dermis, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

deirm (Irish): derm, dermis

Definitions

  1. derm, dermis

Ancestry of “deirm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latindermis—
2Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
3Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “deirm”

  • hipideirm
  • hipideirmeach
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