Where does “ailidetu” come from?
ailidetu (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ailide, from Old Irish aile, from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
ailidetu (Old Irish): alternation, change
Ancestry of “ailidetu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | ailide | glosses Latin alternus, but in which sense is... |
| 2 | Old Irish | aile | other, second, one; another, the other, others;... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | alyos | other, second |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |