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Where does “tomus” come from?

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

tomus (Old Irish): act of weighing, measuring, considering; measure,...

Definitions

  1. act of weighing, measuring, considering; measure,...

Ancestry of “tomus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticto-to, towards
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “tomus”

  • tomhas
  • toise
  • mórthomhas
  • tomhas
  • toimside
  • toimsidetu
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