Where 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

  1. distinction, difference; reasonableness

Ancestry of “deithbir”, step by step

deithbir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin differō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindifferōto carry different ways, spread, scatter, disperse, separate
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Old Irish deithbir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdeithbirreasonable
2Old Irishdí-of, from
3Proto-Celticdī-from, of; clothes, clothing; from, away
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “deithbir

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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