galore

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*leh₂w-“to gain; to seize; a benefit; a prize”
2. Old Irish · derived fromleor
3. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱóm“beside, by; near; with”
4. Old Irish · derived fromco
5. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromleòr“ample, sufficient”
6. Irish · derived fromleor
7. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromgu“to; till, until”
8. Irish · derived fromgo
9. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromgu leòr
10. Irish · borrowed fromgo leor
11. English todaygalore

PIE word *ḱóm Borrowed from Irish go leor and Scottish Gaelic gu leòr, gu leòir (“till sufficient, enough, plenty”) (compare Manx dy liooar), from Irish go, Scottish Gaelic gu (“to; till, until”) + Irish leor, Scottish Gaelic leòr (“ample, sufficient”); go, gu are derived from Old Irish co, cu (“with”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”); while leor, leòr are from Old Irish leor, from lour (“enough, sufficient”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“to gain; to seize; a benefit; a prize”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from late 17th c. In abundance.