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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

  1. sound; phone; Ulster form of fabhar

Ancestry of “foghar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfogur—
2Anglo-NormanfavourLate Anglo-Norman spelling of favor
3Old Frenchfavor—
4Latinfavorgood will, inclination, partiality, favor;...
5Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
6Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
8Proto-Indo-European-oss—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “foghar”

  • aonfhoghar
  • foghrach
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