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Where does “luathscríbhinn” come from?

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

luathscríbhinn (Irish): document in shorthand

Definitions

  1. document in shorthand

Ancestry of “luathscríbhinn”, step by step

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