Where does “idirlíne” come from?
idirlíne (Irish) comes from Irish idir-, from Irish idir, from Old Irish eter, from Proto-Celtic enter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
idirlíne (Irish): interline; intercept
Ancestry of “idirlíne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | idir- | inter-, mid- |
| 2 | Irish | idir | between; both; partly...partly..., half...half.. |
| 3 | Old Irish | eter | between, among |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | enter | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
Words derived from “idirlíne”