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Where does “-áil” come from?

-áil (Irish) comes from Irish fáil, from Old Irish foil, from Proto-Celtic wali-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

-áil (Irish): suffix used to form verbal nouns; API; suffix...

Definitions

  1. suffix used to form verbal nouns; API; suffix...

Ancestry of “-áil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfáilverbal noun of faigh; possession; receipt,...
2Old Irishfoilsty
3Proto-Celticwali-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “-áil”

  • ceiling
  • ceilinged
  • ceil
  • Celotex
  • ceilingward
  • ceilingwards
  • ceilingless
  • subceiling
  • unceilinged
  • ceiler
  • silver ceiling
  • brass ceiling
  • rainbow ceiling
  • pink ceiling
  • glass ceiling
  • ceilinglike
  • ciel
  • vótálaí
  • méadarpháirceáil
  • páirceáil
  • nuálaí
  • nuálaíocht
  • nuáil
  • síleáil
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