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Where does “uile-” come from?

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

uile- (Irish): all-, omni-, universal, general

Definitions

  1. all-, omni-, universal, general

Ancestry of “uile-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishuileall; every; all, the whole
2Old Irishuileall; whole; For quotations using this term, see...
3Proto-Celticolyosall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂olyosall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “uile-”

  • uilechumhacht
  • uilechumhachtach
  • uilefheasach
  • uilefhios
  • uilechoiteann
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