Where does “fo-fhlaitheachd” come from?
fo-fhlaitheachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic flaitheachd, from Scottish Gaelic -achd, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.
fo-fhlaitheachd (Scottish Gaelic): lieutenancy
Ancestry of “fo-fhlaitheachd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | flaitheachd | The aristocracy |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | -achd | Denoting system of government; Denoting religion;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -acht | -ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -axtā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | axtā | — |