Where does “duille” come from?
duille (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish duilne, from Proto-Celtic *dolinyā, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelh₁- — blossom; be green; to bloom, be green.
duille (Middle Irish): leaf; foliage; something resembling a leaf,...
Definitions
- leaf; foliage; something resembling a leaf,...
Ancestry of “duille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | duilne | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *dolinyā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰelh₁- | blossom; be green; to bloom, be green |
Words derived from “duille”