Where does “roimhesean” come from?
roimhesean (Irish) comes from Irish roimhe, from Middle Irish reme, from Old Irish rïam, from Old Irish ré, from Proto-Celtic ɸrīs, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
roimhesean (Irish): third-person singular masculine emphatic of roimh
Definitions
- third-person singular masculine emphatic of roimh
Ancestry of “roimhesean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | roimhe | third-person singular masculine of roimh: before... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | reme | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | rïam | before it |
| 4 | Old Irish | ré | before |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrīs | before |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |