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Where does “luathbhorradh” come from?

luathbhorradh (Irish) comes from Irish luath-, from Irish luath, from Old Irish lúath, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowto-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

luathbhorradh (Irish): forwardness, forcing

Definitions

  1. forwardness, forcing

Ancestry of “luathbhorradh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishluath-proto-; early
2Irishluathquick, fast; early, soon
3Old Irishlúathswift, fast
4Proto-Celticɸlowto-go, flow, be swift
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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