Where does “luathscríbhneoir” come from?

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

luathscríbhneoir (Irish): stenographer

Definitions

  1. stenographer

Ancestry of “luathscríbhneoir”, step by step

luathscríbhneoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish luath

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

via Irish scríbhneoir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscríbhneoirwriter
2Middle Irishscríbneóirwriter
3Middle Irish-óir

Words derived from “luathscríbhneoir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸlowto-Every word from Old Irish lúath