Where does “lé” come from?
lé (Irish) comes from Old Irish lá, from Proto-Celtic let-, from Proto-Celtic letos, from Old Czech léto, from Proto-Slavic lěto, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁tóm.
lé (Irish): present subjunctive analytic of léigh; Superseded...
Definitions
- present subjunctive analytic of léigh; Superseded...
Ancestry of “lé”, step by step
lé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish lá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | lá | day, daylight |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | let- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | letos | side |
| 4 | Old Czech | léto | summer |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | lěto | summer; year |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁tóm | — |
via Irish ré
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ré | stretch of ground; level ground; field; row |
| 2 | Irish | eile | other, another; next, more, else; else;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | aile | other, second, one; another, the other, others;... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | alyos | other, second |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |