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Where does “iolrán” come from?

iolrán (Irish) comes from Irish iolra, from Irish -ra, from Old Irish -rad, from Proto-Celtic *-retom, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

iolrán (Irish): factorial

Definitions

  1. factorial

Ancestry of “iolrán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishiolraabundance, excess, plurality; plural
2Irish-ra-ry, -y
3Old Irish-radForms collective nouns from nouns or adjectives
4Proto-Celtic*-retom—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “iolrán”

  • fo-iolrán
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