Where does “ró-” come from?
ró- (Irish) comes from Old Irish ro-, from Proto-Celtic ɸro-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
ró- (Irish): too, overly; very; over-
Ancestry of “ró-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | ro- | indicates a perfective aspect; indicates... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ɸro- | before, in front of; in addition; to completion |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |