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Where does “loobily” come from?

loobily (English) comes from English looby, from Irish Ó Lúbaigh, from Irish lúbach, from Irish -ach, from Middle Irish -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

loobily (English): awkward; ungainly; awkwardly

Definitions

  1. awkward; ungainly; awkwardly

Ancestry of “loobily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishloobyan awkward or clumsy person
2IrishÓ Lúbaigh—
3Irishlúbachlanding net; looped, coiled; twisting, winding,...
4Irish-achForms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with...
5Middle Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
6Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
7Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
9Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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