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Where does “seamróg” come from?

seamróg (Irish) comes from Old Irish semróc, from Old Irish semar, from Proto-Celtic semarā, from Proto-Indo-European semh₁r-.

seamróg (Irish): shamrock

Definitions

  1. shamrock

Ancestry of “seamróg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsemróc—
2Old Irishsemar—
3Proto-Celticsemarā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₁r-—

Words derived from “seamróg”

  • shamrock
  • shamrockery
  • shamrocklike
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