Where does “gloinigh” come from?
gloinigh (Irish) comes from Irish gloine, from Irish glaine, from Old Irish glan, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
gloinigh (Irish): vitrify; glaze
Definitions
- vitrify; glaze
Ancestry of “gloinigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | gloine | glass; Obsolete form of glaine |
| 2 | Irish | glaine | inflection of glan: ## genitive feminine... |
| 3 | Old Irish | glan | clean; pure; clear |
| 4 | Old Irish | -e | Forms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 5 | Old Irish | lán | full |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlānos | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |