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Where does “ríagol” come from?

ríagol (Old Irish) comes from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “ríagol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēgula—
2Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “ríagol”

  • riail
  • rialóir
  • buanriail
  • ainrialaí
  • rialtóir
  • féinriail
  • ainriail
  • ríagal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →