Where does “foclóireacht” come from?

foclóireacht (Irish) comes from Irish foclóir, from Irish focal, from Old Irish focul, from Proto-Celtic woxtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

foclóireacht (Irish): lexicography

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Ancestry of “foclóireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfoclóirdictionary; lexicon; vocabulary
2Irishfocalword
3Old Irishfoculword
4Proto-Celticwoxtlomdispute
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwókʷtlommouth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wókʷtlom →Every word from Proto-Celtic woxtlom →
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