Where does “fo-leesee” come from?
fo-leesee (Manx) comes from Manx fo-leese, from Manx fo-, from Manx fo, from Old Irish fo, from Proto-Celtic uɸo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
fo-leesee (Manx): sublessee
Ancestry of “fo-leesee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | fo-leese | sublease |
| 2 | Manx | fo- | sub-, under- |
| 3 | Manx | fo | under; below; third-person singular masculine of... |
| 4 | Old Irish | fo | under, beneath; towards; through, throughout |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | uɸo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |