Where does “dó” come from?
dó (Irish) comes from Old Irish dó, from Proto-Celtic *dū, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
dó (Irish): two; third-person singular masculine of do;...
Definitions
- two; third-person singular masculine of do;...
Ancestry of “dó”, step by step
dó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish dó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | dó | third-person singular masculine and neuter of do;... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *dū | to, towards |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Old Irish dóüd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | dóüd | — |