Where does “fochomhlacht” come from?
fochomhlacht (Irish) comes from Irish comhlacht, from Middle Irish cumlucht, from Middle Irish com-, from Old Irish com-, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
fochomhlacht (Irish): subsidiary company
Ancestry of “fochomhlacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | comhlacht | body; company, firm |
| 2 | Middle Irish | cumlucht | accomplices, companions |
| 3 | Middle Irish | com- | with |
| 4 | Old Irish | com- | with, con-, co-; augment used instead of ro- in... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kom- | with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | — |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |