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Where does “uimhir” come from?

uimhir (Irish) comes from Middle Irish uimir, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

uimhir (Irish): number

Definitions

  1. number

Ancestry of “uimhir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishuimir—
2Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
3Proto-Italicnomezos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—

Words derived from “uimhir”

  • orduimhir
  • uimhríocht
  • uimhríochtúil
  • buanuimhir
  • réaduimhir
  • uimhrigh
  • uimhriúil
  • bunuimhir
  • bunuimhreacht
  • gairmuimhir
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