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Where does “aonfhoghar” come from?

aonfhoghar (Irish) comes from Irish foghar, from Middle Irish fogur, from Anglo-Norman favour, from Old French favor, from Latin favor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

aonfhoghar (Irish): monophthong

Definitions

  1. monophthong

Ancestry of “aonfhoghar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfogharsound; phone; Ulster form of fabhar
2Middle Irishfogur—
3Anglo-NormanfavourLate Anglo-Norman spelling of favor
4Old Frenchfavor—
5Latinfavorgood will, inclination, partiality, favor;...
6Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
7Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
9Proto-Indo-European-oss—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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