Where does “alltar” come from?
alltar (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ál, from Old Irish oll, from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.
alltar (Old Irish): the next world, the hereafter; remote place
Definitions
- the next world, the hereafter; remote place
Ancestry of “alltar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | ál | brood, litter, clutch |
| 2 | Old Irish | oll | great, vast |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ɸolnos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | polh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “alltar”