Where does “imlínigh” come from?
imlínigh (Irish) comes from Irish imlíne, from Irish im-, from Old Irish imm-, from Proto-Celtic ambi-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
imlínigh (Irish): outline
Ancestry of “imlínigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | imlíne | outline, perimeter, circumference |
| 2 | Irish | im- | about, around, peri-; great, very |
| 3 | Old Irish | imm- | around, about; intensive prefix for adjectives... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | ambi- | around, about |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |