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Where does “ablann” come from?

ablann (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish obla(e), from Latin oblāta, from Latin oblātus, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “ablann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishobla(e)—
2Latinoblāta—
3Latinoblātus—
4Latinofferō—
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “ablann”

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