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Where does “leamh” come from?

leamh (Irish) comes from Irish léigh, from Old Irish légaid, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

leamh (Irish): verbal noun of léigh; reading, interpretation

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of léigh; reading, interpretation

Ancestry of “leamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishléighread
2Old Irishlégaidto read, to study; to read aloud, to recite
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “leamh”

  • míléamh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →