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

  1. third-person singular masculine emphatic of roimh

Ancestry of “roimhesean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishroimhethird-person singular masculine of roimh: before...
2Middle Irishreme
3Old Irishrïambefore it
4Old Irishbefore
5Proto-Celticɸrīsbefore
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸrīs
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