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Where does “Ogham” come from?

Ogham (English) comes from Irish ogham, from Old Irish ogum, from Yoruba Ògún.

Ogham (English): A single character in this alphabet

Definitions

  1. A single character in this alphabet

Ancestry of “Ogham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishoghamOgham
2Old Irishogum—
3YorubaÒgún—

Words derived from “Ogham”

  • ogham
  • ogam
  • ogamic
  • oghamic
  • Oghamist
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