Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “ile” come from?

ile (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

ile (Old Irish): second, other, another

Definitions

  1. second, other, another

Ancestry of “ile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticalyosother, second
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “ile”

  • eile
  • eileacht
  • aile
  • tèile
  • eilthireach
  • eile
  • eilthireachd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →