Where does “romhat” come from?
romhat (Irish) comes from Irish roimh, from Old Irish ré, from Proto-Celtic ɸrīs, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
romhat (Irish): second-person singular of roimh
Definitions
- second-person singular of roimh
Ancestry of “romhat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | roimh | before |
| 2 | Old Irish | ré | before |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrīs | before |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “romhat”