Where does “il-” come from?
il- (Irish) comes from Irish il, from Old Irish il, from Proto-Celtic *ɸelus, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁u- — many.
il- (Irish): multiple, poly-, multi-; miscellaneous; sundry
Definitions
- multiple, poly-, multi-; miscellaneous; sundry
Ancestry of “il-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | il | many; Alternative form of oll |
| 2 | Old Irish | il | much, many |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *ɸelus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁u- | many |