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Where does “fodhord” come from?

fodhord (Irish) comes from Old Irish fodord, from Old Irish fo-, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret — short.

fodhord (Irish): subdued murmur; backbiting

Definitions

  1. subdued murmur; backbiting

Ancestry of “fodhord”, step by step

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