Where does “ríomhchlár” come from?
ríomhchlár (Irish) comes from Irish ríomh-, 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.
ríomhchlár (Irish): computer program
Ancestry of “ríomhchlár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | ríomh- | computer; electronic, e- |
| 2 | Irish | ríomh | verbal noun of ríomh; enumeration; calculation,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | rím | verbal noun of rímid; act of counting,... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | rīmā | number |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “ríomhchlár”