Etymology Explorer › Middle Irish

Where does “ríagal” come from?

ríagal (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish ríagol, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “ríagal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishríagol—
2Latinrēgula—
3Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
4Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “ríagal”

  • riail
  • rialóir
  • buanriail
  • ainrialaí
  • rialtóir
  • féinriail
  • ainriail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →