Where does “fíal” come from?

fíal (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *weilos, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

fíal (Old Irish): noble, becoming, generous; veil

Definitions

  1. noble, becoming, generous; veil

Ancestry of “fíal”, step by step

fíal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *weilos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*weilosmodest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Latin vēlum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvēluma cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning
2Proto-Italic*wekslom—

Words derived from “fíal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *weilos →