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Where does “adrími” come from?

adrími (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

adrími (Old Irish): to count; to reckon, consider; to record

Definitions

  1. to count; to reckon, consider; to record

Ancestry of “adrími”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrīmānumber
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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