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Where does “athlaoch” come from?

athlaoch (Irish) comes from Irish laoch, from Old Irish láech, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

athlaoch (Irish): old warrior

Definitions

  1. old warrior

Ancestry of “athlaoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlaochlayman; warrior, hero
2Old Irishláechwarrior; layman
3Latinlāicus—
4Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
5Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
6Proto-Helleniclāwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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