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Where does “lármhoiréan” come from?

lármhoiréan (Irish) comes from Irish moiréan, from English moraine, from French moraine, from Italian morena, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

lármhoiréan (Irish): medial moraine

Definitions

  1. medial moraine

Ancestry of “lármhoiréan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmoiréanmoraine
2EnglishmoraineAn accumulation of rocks and debris carried and...
3Frenchmorainemoraine
4Italianmorenamoraine, glacial till, drift
5Latinmūrus—
6Old Latinmoerus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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