Etymology Explorer › Middle Irish

Where does “ilar” come from?

ilar (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish irar, from Proto-Celtic eriros, from Proto-Indo-European h₃érō — eagle.

ilar (Middle Irish): eagle

Definitions

  1. eagle

Ancestry of “ilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishirareagle
2Proto-Celticeriroseagle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃érōeagle

Words derived from “ilar”

  • iolar
  • iolair
  • iolair-bhuidhe
  • urley
  • urleydagh
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