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Where does “fo-lagh” come from?

fo-lagh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic lagh, from English Law, from English speaker, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.

fo-lagh (Scottish Gaelic): bylaw

Definitions

  1. bylaw

Ancestry of “fo-lagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclaghlaw
2EnglishLaw—
3EnglishspeakerOne who speaks; Loudspeaker; Speakerphone
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle French-é—
8Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-Italic-ā—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →