Where does “foghrach” come from?
foghrach (Irish) comes from Irish foghar, 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 — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
foghrach (Irish): phonic
Definitions
- phonic
Ancestry of “foghrach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | foghar | sound; phone; Ulster form of fabhar |
| 2 | Middle Irish | fogur | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | favour | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor |
| 4 | Old French | favor | — |
| 5 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |