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Where does “fuathúil” come from?

fuathúil (Irish) comes from Irish fuath, from Middle Irish fúath, from Old Irish úath, from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.

fuathúil (Irish): Synonym of fuafar

Definitions

  1. Synonym of fuafar

Ancestry of “fuathúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfuathform, shape; phantom, spectre; hate, hatred
2Middle Irishfúathhatred, abhorrence
3Old Irishúathfear, horror, terror; a horrible or terrible...
4Latiniōta—
5Ancient Greekἰῶταiota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
6Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
7Egyptian𓂝—
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