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Where does “fàiltiche” come from?

fàiltiche (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -iche, from Old Irish -aige, from Proto-Celtic *sagiyos.

fàiltiche (Scottish Gaelic): receptionist

Definitions

  1. receptionist

Ancestry of “fàiltiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-icheForming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the...
2Old Irish-aigeForm of -ige used after an unpalatalised...
3Proto-Celtic*sagiyos—
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