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Where does “fochíosaí” come from?

fochíosaí (Irish) comes from Irish fochíos, from Irish fo-, from Old Irish fo-, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret — short.

fochíosaí (Irish): subordinate rent-payer

Definitions

  1. subordinate rent-payer

Ancestry of “fochíosaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfochíossubrent
2Irishfo-sub-, under-, hypo-, secondary, subsidiary;...
3Old Irishfo-sub-, under-
4Old Irishad-to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely...
5Old Irishuss-—
6Old Irishbeiridto carry, bring; to bear; to give
7Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
8EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
9Frenchbéretberet
10Occitanberretcap
11Medieval Latinbirretum—
12Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
13Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
14Proto-Celticbirrosshort
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