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Where does “sharmaneagh” come from?

sharmaneagh (Manx) comes from Manx sharmane, from Middle Irish sermóin, from Latin sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

sharmaneagh (Manx): sermon-like; preachy; preacher

Definitions

  1. sermon-like; preachy; preacher

Ancestry of “sharmaneagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxsharmanesermon
2Middle Irishsermóin—
3Latinsermō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansermō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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