Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “all” come from?

all (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *ɸallom, from Proto-Indo-European pels- — stone; rock, cliff.

all (Old Irish): cliff

Definitions

  1. cliff

Ancestry of “all”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*ɸallom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpels-stone; rock, cliff

Words derived from “all”

  • ailleadóireacht
  • aill
  • ailleadóir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pels- →