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Where does “abhlann” come from?

abhlann (Irish) comes from Old Irish ablann, from Old Irish obla(e), from Latin oblāta, from Latin oblātus, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

abhlann (Irish): wafer, altar-bread

Definitions

  1. wafer, altar-bread

Ancestry of “abhlann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishablann—
2Old Irishobla(e)—
3Latinoblāta—
4Latinoblātus—
5Latinofferō—
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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