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Where does “amharc-lann” come from?

amharc-lann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic amharc, from Old Irish amarc — act of looking at; faculty of sight; object of...

amharc-lann (Scottish Gaelic): observatory

Definitions

  1. observatory

Ancestry of “amharc-lann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicamharcverbal noun of amhairc; seeing, viewing; sight,...
2Old Irishamarcact of looking at; faculty of sight; object of...
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