Where does “seám” come from?
seám (Irish) comes from English shawm, from Middle English shalmuse, from Old French chalemel, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
seám (Irish): shawm
Definitions
- shawm
Ancestry of “seám”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shawm | A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | shalmuse | A woodwind instrument constructed with a double reed; shawm |
| 3 | Old French | chalemel | — |
| 4 | Latin | calamellus | A little reed or pen |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |