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Where does “adtreba” come from?

adtreba (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish treb, from Proto-Celtic trebā, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

adtreba (Old Irish): to inhabit

Definitions

  1. to inhabit

Ancestry of “adtreba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtrebhouse, farm; household; tribe
2Proto-Celtictrebādwelling
3Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell
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