Where does “Dáil” come from?
Dáil (Irish) comes from Old Irish dál, from Proto-Celtic datlā, from Proto-Indo-European dh₁-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Dáil (Irish): the lower house of the Irish parliament
Definitions
- the lower house of the Irish parliament
Ancestry of “Dáil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | dál | part, share; land in which a tribe lives;... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | datlā | meeting, assembly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₁-tl-eh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |