Where does “Inverness” come from?
Inverness (Portuguese) comes from English Inverness, from English Inver-, from Scottish Gaelic inbhir, from Old Irish in(d)ber, from Proto-Celtic endo-ber-o, from Proto-Celtic endo, from Proto-Indo-European en-do-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Ancestry of “Inverness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Inverness | A type of overcoat constructed without sleeves... |
| 2 | English | Inver- | mouth of a river; confluence |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | inbhir | mouth of a river, estuary; feed |
| 4 | Old Irish | in(d)ber | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | endo-ber-o | carrying in |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | endo | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | en-do- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |