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Where does “uile” come from?

uile (Irish) comes from Old Irish uile, from Proto-Celtic olyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂olyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

uile (Irish): all; every; all, the whole

Definitions

  1. all; every; all, the whole

Ancestry of “uile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishuileall; whole; For quotations using this term, see...
2Proto-Celticolyosall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂olyosall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “uile”

  • uilechumhacht
  • uilechumhachtach
  • eile
  • uilefheasach
  • uile-
  • uilefhios
  • eileacht
  • aile
  • uilechoiteann
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