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Where does “heitribheathaisnéis” come from?

heitribheathaisnéis (Irish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

heitribheathaisnéis (Irish): heterobiography

Definitions

  1. heterobiography

Ancestry of “heitribheathaisnéis”, step by step

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