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Where does “fabhtcheartaigh” come from?

fabhtcheartaigh (Irish) comes from Irish fabht, from Anglo-Norman faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

fabhtcheartaigh (Irish): troubleshoot

Definitions

  1. troubleshoot

Ancestry of “fabhtcheartaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfabhtfault, flaw; hidden defect; unsoundness at core
2Anglo-Normanfautefault; error; mistake
3Vulgar Latinfallitashortcoming
4Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
5Latinfallō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
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