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Where does “iomlán” come from?

iomlán (Irish) comes from Old Irish imlán, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

iomlán (Irish): all; total; full, whole, complete

Definitions

  1. all; total; full, whole, complete

Ancestry of “iomlán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishimlán—
2Old Irishimm-around, about; intensive prefix for adjectives...
3Proto-Celticambi-around, about
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “iomlán”

  • fo-iomlán
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