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Where does “donioled” come from?

donioled (Welsh) comes from Welsh doniol, from Welsh -iol, from Middle Welsh -awl, from Proto-Celtic -ālos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European -los.

donioled (Welsh): equative degree of doniol

Definitions

  1. equative degree of doniol

Ancestry of “donioled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdoniolfunny
2Welsh-ioladjectival suffix
3Middle Welsh-awladded to nouns to form adjectives
4Proto-Celtic-ālosUsed to form adjectives from nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂los—
6Proto-Indo-European-los—
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