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Where does “láthrach” come from?

láthrach (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish láthar, from Proto-Celtic ɸlātrom, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

láthrach (Old Irish): site, position; imprint, trace

Definitions

  1. site, position; imprint, trace

Ancestry of “láthrach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishláthararrangement, disposition
2Proto-Celticɸlātromflat position
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “láthrach”

  • neamhláithreach
  • neamhláithreachas
  • láithreach
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