Where does “leathré” come from?
leathré (Irish) comes from Irish ré, from Irish eile, from Old Irish aile, from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
leathré (Irish): half-life
Ancestry of “leathré”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |