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Where does “uile” come from?

uile (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic olyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂olyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

uile (Old Irish): all; whole; For quotations using this term, see...

Definitions

  1. all; whole; For quotations using this term, see...

Ancestry of “uile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticolyosall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂olyosall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “uile”

  • uilechumhacht
  • uilechumhachtach
  • uilefheasach
  • uilefhios
  • uile-
  • aile
  • uilechoiteann
  • eile
  • eileacht
  • uile
  • uile
  • uile-neartmhor
  • uile-
  • uile-choitcheann
  • uil-ìoc
  • uile-bhéist
  • uil-eaglaiseil
  • uile-làthaireachd
  • huile
  • uilide
  • uilidetu
  • ooilley
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