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Where does “leictreondís” come from?

leictreondís (Irish) comes from Irish dís, from Irish dias, from Irish dia, from Old Irish día, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

leictreondís (Irish): electron pair

Definitions

  1. electron pair

Ancestry of “leictreondís”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdístwo; pair, couple
2Irishdias—
3Irishdiaa god; day
4Old Irishdíaday; god
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →