Where does “aolghealadh” come from?

aolghealadh (Irish) comes from Irish aol, from Old Irish áel — lime, chalk.

aolghealadh (Irish): whitewashing; whitewash

Definitions

  1. whitewashing; whitewash

Ancestry of “aolghealadh”, step by step

aolghealadh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish aol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaollime; whitewash; lime, whitewash
2Old Irisháellime, chalk

via Irish gealadh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgealadhbrightness
Every word from Old Irish áel →Every word from Irish aol →