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Where does “lúath” come from?

lúath (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ɸlowto-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

lúath (Old Irish): swift, fast

Definitions

  1. swift, fast

Ancestry of “lúath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸlowto-go, flow, be swift
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “lúath”

  • luathscríbhneoir
  • luathscríbhneoireacht
  • luath-óige
  • luathóg
  • luath
  • luathaigh
  • luathscríbhinn
  • luathscríobhaí
  • luath-
  • luathbhorradh
  • mórluath
  • luath
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