Where does “fabhraíocht” come from?
fabhraíocht (Irish) comes from Irish fabhraigh, from Irish fabhar, from Middle Irish fogur, from Anglo-Norman favour, from Old French favor, from Latin favor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
fabhraíocht (Irish): favouritism; growth, development
Definitions
- favouritism; growth, development
Ancestry of “fabhraíocht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | fabhraigh | form, develop; favor; inflection of fabhrach: ##... |
| 2 | Irish | fabhar | favour; favouritism, influence |
| 3 | Middle Irish | fogur | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | favour | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor |
| 5 | Old French | favor | — |
| 6 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 7 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |