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Where does “Hilaríus” come from?

Hilaríus (Icelandic) comes from Latin hilaris, from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός, from Ancient Greek ἵλαος, from Proto-Indo-European sēlh₂- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

Ancestry of “Hilaríus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhilarischeerful, lively, light-hearted, merry
2Ancient Greekἱλαρόςcheerful, merry, joyous, glad, happy
3Ancient Greekἵλαοςpropitious, gracious, merciful; kind, mild,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēlh₂-to calm, quiet, be favourable
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