Where does “searmonaiche” come from?

searmonaiche (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic searmon, from Middle Irish sermóin, from Latin sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

searmonaiche (Scottish Gaelic): preacher

Definitions

  1. preacher

Ancestry of “searmonaiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsearmonsermon, homily
2Middle Irishsermóin—
3Latinsermōa conversation, discussion
4Proto-Indo-Europeansermō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sermō →