Where does “mórbhonn” come from?
mórbhonn (Irish) comes from Irish bonn, from Old Irish bonn, from Latin pondō, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
mórbhonn (Irish): medallion
Ancestry of “mórbhonn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | bonn | sole, pad; foothold; foundation, basis |
| 2 | Old Irish | bonn | sole, foot; coin, piece of money |
| 3 | Latin | pondō | — |
| 4 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |