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Where does “uimir” come from?

uimir (Middle Irish) comes from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

Ancestry of “uimir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
2Proto-Italicnomezos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—

Words derived from “uimir”

  • orduimhir
  • uimhríocht
  • uimhríochtúil
  • buanuimhir
  • réaduimhir
  • bunuimhir
  • uimhrigh
  • uimhriúil
  • uimhir
  • bunuimhreacht
  • gairmuimhir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →