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Where does “léirmheas” come from?

léirmheas (Irish) comes from Irish meas, from Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

léirmheas (Irish): critical consideration, complete assessment;...

Definitions

  1. critical consideration, complete assessment;...

Ancestry of “léirmheas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmeasverbal noun of meas; an opinion; an evaluation,...
2Old Irishmessjudgement; animal feed; tree-fruit
3Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “léirmheas”

  • léirmheastóir
  • léirmheastóireacht
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