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Where does “deimhinnte” come from?

deimhinnte (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic deimhinn, from Old Irish demin, from Proto-Celtic demenis — certain.

deimhinnte (Scottish Gaelic): definitive

Definitions

  1. definitive

Ancestry of “deimhinnte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdeimhinncertain, sure, positive; certain, definite,...
2Old Irishdeminsure, certain
3Proto-Celticdemeniscertain
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