Where does “mí-áireamh” come from?
mí-áireamh (Irish) comes from Irish áireamh, from Middle Irish oireamh, from Old Irish áirem, from Old Irish ad·rími, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
mí-áireamh (Irish): miscalculation
Ancestry of “mí-áireamh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | áireamh | verbal noun of áirigh; count, counting,... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | oireamh | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | áirem | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | ad·rími | counts, numbers, computes; records, recounts,... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rīmā | number |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |