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Where does “aon” come from?

aon (Irish) comes from Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

aon (Irish): one; any; breast, chimney-piece

Definitions

  1. one; any; breast, chimney-piece

Ancestry of “aon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishóenone
2Proto-Celticoinosone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “aon”

  • neamh-aonchineálacht
  • aon-
  • aon-adamhach
  • aonséiseach
  • aontíos
  • aonchobhsaí
  • aonchraolachán
  • aonchraoladh
  • aontoilíocht
  • aontreo
  • aonbhealaigh
  • aonmhac
  • aondathach
  • aondiach
  • aondiachúil
  • aondiachas
  • aonseilbh
  • aonton
  • comhaontas
  • aontas
  • aonstádas
  • aonsúileach
  • aontaobhach
  • aonlárnach
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