Where does “iolra” come from?
iolra (Irish) comes from Irish -ra, from Old Irish -rad, from Proto-Celtic *-retom, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
iolra (Irish): abundance, excess, plurality; plural
Definitions
- abundance, excess, plurality; plural
Ancestry of “iolra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | -ra | -ry, -y |
| 2 | Old Irish | -rad | Forms collective nouns from nouns or adjectives |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *-retom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |
Words derived from “iolra”