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Where does “caithem” come from?
caithem (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish -em, from Proto-Celtic *-īmā.
Ancestry of “caithem”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Irish
-em
Forms occupational nouns
2
Proto-Celtic
*-īmā
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Words derived from “caithem”
caitheamh
caitheamh
frithchaitheamh
anchaitheamh
ana-caitheamh
fear-caitheamh
caifeacht
neach-caitheamh
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