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Where does “roicc” come from?

roicc (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ro-, from Proto-Celtic ɸro-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

roicc (Old Irish): to reach , to arrive

Definitions

  1. to reach , to arrive

Ancestry of “roicc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishro-indicates a perfective aspect; indicates...
2Proto-Celticɸro-before, in front of; in addition; to completion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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