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Where does “trimo-” come from?

trimo- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Celtic *trei, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

Ancestry of “trimo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*trei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “trimo-”

  • tromham
  • tro
  • troimhpese
  • tromhaibh
  • tromhaibhse
  • tron
  • troimhpe
  • gaoth tro tholl
  • tromhadsa
  • tromhad
  • tromhainne
  • tromhainn
  • tromhamsa
  • tre
  • troimhesan
  • troimhe
  • tromhpasan
  • tromhpa
  • tremi
  • tre
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