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

fabhtcheartaigh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish fabht

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

via Irish ceartaigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishceartaighcorrect; rectify, amend; chastise, reprove;...
2Irishceartright, correct; just, fair, rightful; true,...
3Old Irishcertcorrect, right, proper, fitting; fair, just;...
4Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel-Every word from Latin fallōEvery word from Latin falsus
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