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Where does “míríomh” come from?

míríomh (Irish) comes from Irish ríomh, from Old Irish rím, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

míríomh (Irish): miscalculation

Definitions

  1. miscalculation

Ancestry of “míríomh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishríomhverbal noun of ríomh; enumeration; calculation,...
2Old Irishrímverbal noun of rímid; act of counting,...
3Proto-Celticrīmānumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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