Where does “comáirem” come from?
comáirem (Middle Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
comáirem (Middle Irish): act of counting, accounting; calculation
Definitions
- act of counting, accounting; calculation
Ancestry of “comáirem”, step by step
comáirem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Celtic rīmā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | rīmā | number |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Middle Irish árem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | árem | — |