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

Definitions

  1. lieutenancy

Ancestry of “fo-fhlaitheachd”, step by step

fo-fhlaitheachd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic flaitheachd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicflaitheachdThe aristocracy
2Scottish Gaelic-achdDenoting system of government; Denoting religion;...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—

via Scottish Gaelic fo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfounder, below, beneath; under the influence of
2Old Irishfounder, beneath; towards; through, throughout
3Proto-Celticuɸounder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Scottish Gaelic -achd →Every word from Old Irish -acht →