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

Definitions

  1. sublessee

Ancestry of “fo-leesee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxfo-leesesublease
2Manxfo-sub-, under-
3Manxfounder; below; third-person singular masculine of...
4Old Irishfounder, beneath; towards; through, throughout
5Proto-Celticuɸounder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Manx fo- →