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Where does “Blairism” come from?

Blairism (English) comes from English Blair, from Scottish Gaelic blàr, from Old Irish blāro-s, from Proto-Celtic blā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Blairism (English): The political ideology attributed to the...

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  1. The political ideology attributed to the...

Ancestry of “Blairism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBlair—
2Scottish Gaelicblàrbattle, uproar; battlefield, field; moss
3Old Irishblāro-s—
4Proto-Celticblā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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