Where does “sùbh-làir” come from?
sùbh-làir (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Irish subh, from Middle Irish sub, from Old Irish suib, from Proto-Celtic subi, from Portuguese subir, from Old Portuguese subir, from Latin subire, from Latin subeo — to go.
sùbh-làir (Scottish Gaelic): strawberry
Definitions
- strawberry
Ancestry of “sùbh-làir”, step by step
sùbh-làir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish subh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | subh | jam |
| 2 | Middle Irish | sub | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | suib | strawberry |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | subi | strawberry |
| 5 | Portuguese | subir | to ascend, to go up; to climb; to upload |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | subir | — |
| 7 | Latin | subire | present active infinitive of subeō |
| 8 | Latin | subeo | I go under, come under; enter; I go up to,... |
| 9 | Latin | eō | to go, to fare, to move (oneself) (any kind of animate or inanimate motion: walk, ride, sail, fly, etc.) |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |