Where does “umhlú” come from?
umhlú (Irish) comes from Old Irish umlugud, from Old Irish umligid, from Old Irish umal, from Latin humilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
umhlú (Irish): verbal noun of umhlaigh; genuflection, curtsey,...
Definitions
- verbal noun of umhlaigh; genuflection, curtsey,...
Ancestry of “umhlú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | umlugud | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | umligid | to humble; to humble oneself, to prostrate... |
| 3 | Old Irish | umal | humble; obedient; obedient, submissive, subject;... |
| 4 | Latin | humilis | low, lowly, small, slight; shallow; base, mean,... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |