Where does “ó” come from?

ó (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

ó (Old Irish): from, of; by; since, after

Definitions

  1. from, of; by; since, after

Ancestry of “ó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*auaway from
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “ó”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Celtic *au →