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Where does “bail” come from?

bail (Irish) comes from Old Irish bal — state , condition, situation; prosperity, good...

bail (Irish): prosperity; proper condition, order; state

Definitions

  1. prosperity; proper condition, order; state

Ancestry of “bail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbalstate , condition, situation; prosperity, good...

Words derived from “bail”

  • Baltimore
  • neamhbhailíocht
  • príomhbhaile
  • bailí
  • bailíocht
  • bailíochtaigh
  • sráidbhaile
  • gráigbhaile
  • daonbhaile
  • baile
  • ardbhaile
  • abhaile
  • daon-sráidbhaile
  • ceannbhaile
  • bruachbhaile
  • bruachbhailteach
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