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Where does “mebuir” come from?

mebuir (Old Irish) comes from Latin memoria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

mebuir (Old Irish): recollection, memory

Definitions

  1. recollection, memory

Ancestry of “mebuir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmemoriamemory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a...
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “mebuir”

  • meabhair
  • mebair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →