Galore

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early 17th century: from Irish go leor, literally ‘to sufficiency’.


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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”). [1]


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galore (adv.)

1670s, from Irish go leór, and equivalent Scottish Gaelic gu leóir "sufficiently, enough," from Old Irish roar "enough," from Proto-Celtic *ro-wero- "sufficiency." The particle go/gu usually means "to," but it also is affixed to adjectives to form adverbs, as here. Often used in English with the force of a predicate adjective.