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Where does “neamhbhásmhaireacht” come from?

neamhbhásmhaireacht (Irish) comes from Irish básmhaireacht, from Irish básmhar, from Irish bás, from English boss, from Middle English bos, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

neamhbhásmhaireacht (Irish): deathlessness, immortality

Definitions

  1. deathlessness, immortality

Ancestry of “neamhbhásmhaireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbásmhaireachtmortality
2Irishbásmharmortal
3Irishbásdeath
4EnglishbossA person who oversees and directs the work of...
5Middle Englishbos—
6Old Frenchboceswelling
7Vulgar Latinbottiabump
8Frankishbottija—
9Frankishbōtanto strike, knock down
10Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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