Where does “ionsair” come from?
ionsair (Irish) comes from Irish ionsar, from Irish ár, from Middle Irish ol, from Old Irish ól, from Unami ool, from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl — home; house.
ionsair (Irish): third-person singular masculine of ionsar
Definitions
- third-person singular masculine of ionsar
Ancestry of “ionsair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ionsar | to, towards |
| 2 | Irish | ár | our; slaughter, carnage; havoc, destruction |
| 3 | Middle Irish | ol | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | ól | verbal noun of ibid; drinking; draught |
| 5 | Unami | ool | egg |
| 6 | English | Pool | OS grid ref SW6641 |
| 7 | Middle English | pool | — |
| 8 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 12 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |