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Where does “fabhraigh” come from?

fabhraigh (Irish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

fabhraigh (Irish): form, develop; favor; inflection of fabhrach: ##...

Definitions

  1. form, develop; favor; inflection of fabhrach: ##...

Ancestry of “fabhraigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfabharfavour; favouritism, influence
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;...

Words derived from “fabhraigh”

  • fabhraíocht
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