Where does “ilréalta” come from?

ilréalta (Irish) comes from Irish réalta, from Middle Irish rétlu, from Old Irish rétglu, from Proto-Celtic *glāwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

ilréalta (Irish): multiple star

Definitions

  1. multiple star

Ancestry of “ilréalta”, step by step

ilréalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish réalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishréaltastar; plural of réalt; past participle of réal
2Middle Irishrétlustar
3Old Irishrétglustar
4Proto-Celtic*glāwosglowing thing
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

via Irish il

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishilmany; Alternative form of oll
2Old Irishilmuch, many
3Proto-Celtic*ɸelusmuch, many
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁u-many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *glāwos →Every word from Old Irish rétglu →