Where does “foayr” come from?
foayr (Manx) comes from Middle Irish fogur, from Anglo-Norman favour, from Old French favor, from Latin favor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
foayr (Manx): interest, discrimination, kindness, benefaction,...
Definitions
- interest, discrimination, kindness, benefaction,...
Ancestry of “foayr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | fogur | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | favour | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor |
| 3 | Old French | favor | — |
| 4 | Latin | favor | good will, inclination, partiality, favor;... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “foayr”