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Where does “imdhíon-mheasúnacht” come from?

imdhíon-mheasúnacht (Irish) comes from Irish imdhíon, from Irish im-, from Old Irish imm-, from Proto-Celtic ambi-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

imdhíon-mheasúnacht (Irish): immunoassay

Definitions

  1. immunoassay

Ancestry of “imdhíon-mheasúnacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishimdhíonimmunize
2Irishim-about, around, peri-; great, very
3Old Irishimm-around, about; intensive prefix for adjectives...
4Proto-Celticambi-around, about
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “imdhíon-mheasúnacht”

  • raid-imdhíon-mheasúnacht
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