Where does “díummus” come from?

díummus (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

díummus (Old Irish): pride, arrogance

Definitions

  1. pride, arrogance

Ancestry of “díummus”, step by step

díummus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish mess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmessjudgement; animal feed; tree-fruit
2Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Old Irish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishthird-person singular feminine of di: from her;...
2Proto-Celticfrom
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Proto-Celtic messus
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