Where does “-imma” come from?

-imma (Neapolitan) comes from Old Irish imb, from Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

-imma (Neapolitan): Neapolitan dialectical form of -ime

Definitions

  1. Neapolitan dialectical form of -ime

Ancestry of “-imma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishimbbutter; around
2Old Irishsínweather
3Proto-Celticsindosthis
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “-imma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →