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Where does “duilliúr” come from?

duilliúr (Irish) comes from Irish duille, from Middle Irish duille, from Old Irish duilne, from Proto-Celtic *dolinyā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelh₁- — blossom; be green; to bloom, be green.

duilliúr (Irish): leaves; foliage; greenery

Definitions

  1. leaves; foliage; greenery

Ancestry of “duilliúr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishduilleleaf; leaves, foliage; eyelid
2Middle Irishduilleleaf; foliage; something resembling a leaf,...
3Old Irishduilne—
4Proto-Celtic*dolinyā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰelh₁-blossom; be green; to bloom, be green
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