Where does “Ó” come from?
Ó (Irish) comes from Irish ua, from Old Irish áue, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ, from Proto-Celtic awyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos — grandfather.
Ó (Irish): Alternative form of ó used in surnames
Definitions
- Alternative form of ó used in surnames
Ancestry of “Ó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | ua | Archaic form of ó |
| 2 | Old Irish | áue | — |
| 3 | Primitive Irish | ᚐᚃᚔ | descendant |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | awyos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewh₂yos | grandfather |