Where does “fréamhshamhail” come from?

fréamhshamhail (Irish) comes from Irish samhail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

fréamhshamhail (Irish): a prototype

Definitions

  1. a prototype

Ancestry of “fréamhshamhail”, step by step

fréamhshamhail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish samhail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsamhaillikeness, image; model, mock-up; effigy
2Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
3Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Irish fréamh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfréamhroot; source, origin; rootstock, race
2Old Irishfrémroot
3Old Irishfrén—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic samalis →Every word from Old Irish samail →