Inver-
English
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic inbhir (“river mouth, confluence”), from Old Irish *in(d)ber, from Proto-Celtic *endo-ber-o (“carrying in”), from *endo (“in”), from Proto-Indo-European *en-do-, from *h₁én. Analagous to Welsh aber (“river mouth, confluence”), from Old Welsh oper, aper, from Proto-Brythonic.
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with Inver-
- Inveraray
- Invercargill
- Inverclyde
- Inveresk
- Invergordon
- Inverloch
- Inverness
- Inverkeithing
References
- “inver”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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