Where does “amharclann” come from?

amharclann (Irish) comes from Irish lann, from Old Irish lann, from Proto-Celtic ɸlaxsnā, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

amharclann (Irish): theater, theatre

Definitions

  1. theater, theatre

Ancestry of “amharclann”, step by step

amharclann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish lann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlannsword; blade; scale
2Old Irishlannthin plate, layer; blade, sword; building, house
3Proto-Celticɸlaxsnā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Irish amharc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishamharcverbal noun of amharc; sight; look, see
2Old Irishamarcact of looking at; faculty of sight; object of...

Words derived from “amharclann”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlaxsnā →