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Where does “étrum” come from?

étrum (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish é-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

étrum (Old Irish): light

Definitions

  1. light

Ancestry of “étrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishé-privative affix attaching onto nouns and...
2Proto-Celtican-un-, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “étrum”

  • barréadrom
  • éadrom
  • aotrom
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