Where does “saol” come from?
saol (Irish) comes from Old Irish saegul, from Latin saeculum, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
saol (Irish): life, lifetime; time; world
Definitions
- life, lifetime; time; world
Ancestry of “saol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | saegul | lifetime; world |
| 2 | Latin | saeculum | race, breed; generation, lifetime; the amount of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |
Words derived from “saol”