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Where does “suim” come from?

suim (Irish) comes from Middle Irish suim, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suim (Irish): interest; sum, calculation, amount; disjunction

Definitions

  1. interest; sum, calculation, amount; disjunction

Ancestry of “suim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishsuim—
2Latinsummatop, summit, highest point or place; the...
3Latinsummushighest, greatest, the most high; top, on top
4Proto-Italicsupemos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)úp-m̥mo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suim”

  • suimiúil
  • neamhshuim
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