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Where does “morfaiteicteonaic” come from?

morfaiteicteonaic (Irish) comes from Irish morfa-, from Welsh môr, from Proto-Brythonic mọr, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morfaiteicteonaic (Irish): morphotectonics

Definitions

  1. morphotectonics

Ancestry of “morfaiteicteonaic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmorfa-morpho-
2Welshmôrsea, ocean, the deep; plenty, abundance,...
3Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
4Proto-Celticmorisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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