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Where does “fúath” come from?

fúath (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish úath, from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.

fúath (Middle Irish): hatred, abhorrence

Definitions

  1. hatred, abhorrence

Ancestry of “fúath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishúathfear, horror, terror; a horrible or terrible...
2Latiniōta—
3Ancient Greekἰῶταiota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
4Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
5Egyptian𓂝—

Words derived from “fúath”

  • fuathaigh
  • fuathaitheoir
  • fuath-bìdh
  • fuathaich
  • fuath
  • fúathaigid
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