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Where does “síorghlas” come from?

síorghlas (Irish) comes from Irish síor-, from Irish síor, from Old Irish sír, from Proto-Celtic sīros, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

síorghlas (Irish): evergreen

Definitions

  1. evergreen

Ancestry of “síorghlas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsíor-perpetual, continual; ever-, invariably, always
2Irishsíoreternal, perpetual; continual
3Old Irishsírlong; lasting
4Proto-Celticsīroslong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-ró-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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