Where does “foghar” come from?
foghar (Irish) comes from Middle Irish fogur, from Anglo-Norman favour, from Old French favor, from Latin favor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
foghar (Irish): sound; phone; Ulster form of fabhar
Definitions
- sound; phone; Ulster form of fabhar
Ancestry of “foghar”, step by step
foghar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Irish fogur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | fogur | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | favour | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor |
| 3 | Old French | favor | — |
| 4 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Old Irish fogur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | fogur | a sound |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | uɸo-gar-os | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |