Where does “lhiass-screeudeyr” come from?
lhiass-screeudeyr (Manx) comes from Manx screeudeyr, from Manx screeu, from Old Irish scríbaid, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.
lhiass-screeudeyr (Manx): undersecretary
Ancestry of “lhiass-screeudeyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | screeudeyr | writer, secretary, scribe; secretary bird |
| 2 | Manx | screeu | write, scribe, pen; document; inscribe |
| 3 | Old Irish | scríbaid | to write, write down; to write, compose |
| 4 | Latin | scrībō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |