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Where does “othrus” come from?

othrus (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.

othrus (Old Irish): illness; nursing; sick-maintenance

Definitions

  1. illness; nursing; sick-maintenance

Ancestry of “othrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-asNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
2Proto-Celtic-assus—
3Proto-Indo-European-ad-tus—

Words derived from “othrus”

  • othras
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