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Where does “foghar” come from?

foghar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish fogamur, from Old Irish fogamar, from Old Irish fo-, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret — short.

foghar (Scottish Gaelic): harvest; autumn; phone

Definitions

  1. harvest; autumn; phone

Ancestry of “foghar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfogamur—
2Old Irishfogamarthe season of autumn
3Old Irishfo-sub-, under-
4Old Irishad-to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely...
5Old Irishuss-—
6Old Irishbeiridto carry, bring; to bear; to give
7Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
8EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
9Frenchbéretberet
10Occitanberretcap
11Medieval Latinbirretum—
12Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
13Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
14Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “foghar”

  • dà-fhoghar
  • fogharach
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