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Where does “roinn” come from?

roinn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish roinded, from Old Irish rann, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā.

roinn (Scottish Gaelic): group, sect, section, class; category, allotment;...

Definitions

  1. group, sect, section, class; category, allotment;...

Ancestry of “roinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishroindedparts, separates; distributes, apportions
2Old Irishrannpart
3Proto-Celtic*ɸrasnā—

Words derived from “roinn”

  • ath-roinn
  • fo-roinn
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