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Where does “uil-ìoc” come from?

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

uil-ìoc (Scottish Gaelic): mistletoe; panacea

Definitions

  1. mistletoe; panacea

Ancestry of “uil-ìoc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicuileall
2Old Irishuileall; whole; For quotations using this term, see...
3Proto-Celticolyosall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂olyosall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →