Where does “faclaireachd” come from?
faclaireachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic faclair, from Scottish Gaelic air, from Old Irish for, from Proto-Celtic *uɸer, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
faclaireachd (Scottish Gaelic): lexicography
Ancestry of “faclaireachd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | faclair | dictionary; vocabulary |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | air | on, upon; of, concerning; for, on account of |
| 3 | Old Irish | for | your; you; For quotations using this term, see... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸer | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |