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Where does “príomh-amhábhar” come from?

príomh-amhábhar (Irish) comes from Irish amhábhar, from Irish ábhar, from Old Irish adbar, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret — short.

príomh-amhábhar (Irish): staple

Definitions

  1. staple

Ancestry of “príomh-amhábhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishamhábharraw material, staple
2Irishábharmatter, material; makings, potential qualities;...
3Old Irishadbarmaterial, matter; reason
4Old Irishad-to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely...
5Old Irishuss-—
6Old Irishbeiridto carry, bring; to bear; to give
7Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
8EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
9Frenchbéretberet
10Occitanberretcap
11Medieval Latinbirretum—
12Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
13Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
14Proto-Celticbirrosshort
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