Where does “appeeys” come from?
appeeys (Manx) comes from Manx appee, from Middle Irish abaid, from Old Irish apaig, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret — short.
appeeys (Manx): maturity; ripeness, readiness
Definitions
- maturity; ripeness, readiness
Ancestry of “appeeys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | appee | ripe; mature; due |
| 2 | Middle Irish | abaid | ripe; mature |
| 3 | Old Irish | apaig | ripe, matured |
| 4 | Old Irish | ad- | to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely... |
| 5 | Old Irish | uss- | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | beirid | to carry, bring; to bear; to give |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bereti | to carry, bear; to flow |
| 8 | English | beret | A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and... |
| 9 | French | béret | beret |
| 10 | Occitan | berret | cap |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | birretum | — |
| 12 | Late Latin | birrus | a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat |
| 13 | Gaulish | birrus | short cloak |
| 14 | Proto-Celtic | birros | short |