Where does “skeab” come from?

skeab (Manx) comes from Middle Irish scúap, from Latin scōpa, from Proto-Italic *skōpā.

skeab (Manx): broom; to sweep

Definitions

  1. broom; to sweep

Ancestry of “skeab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishscúapbrush, broom
2Latinscōpabranch of a plant
3Proto-Italic*skōpā—
Every word from Proto-Italic *skōpā →Every word from Latin scōpa →Every word from Middle Irish scúap →
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