Etymology Explorer › Middle IrishWhere does “deithbir” come from? deithbir (Middle Irish) comes from Latin differō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
deithbir (Middle Irish): distinction, difference; reasonableness
Definitions distinction, difference; reasonableness Ancestry of “deithbir”, step by step deithbir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin differō Step Language Word Meaning 1 Latin differō to carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate 2 Latin dis- asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... 3 Latin calceus shoe 4 Latin calx limestone; chalk; the finish line 5 Ancient Greek χάλιξ small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
via Old Irish deithbir Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old Irish deithbir reasonable 2 Old Irish dí- of, from 3 Proto-Celtic dī- from, of; clothes, clothing; from, away 4 Proto-Indo-European de Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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