Where does “cló-inneall” come from?

cló-inneall (Irish) comes from Irish inneall, from Old Irish indell — arrangement.

cló-inneall (Irish): printing-machine

Definitions

  1. printing-machine

Ancestry of “cló-inneall”, step by step

cló-inneall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish inneall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishinneallarrangement, adjustment; order, array;...
2Old Irishindellarrangement

via Irish cló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishclófont, script; print, impression; form
2Middle Irishclómetal spike, nail
Every word from Old Irish indell →Every word from Irish inneall →