Where does “foillsich” come from?

foillsich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish foillsigid, from Old Irish foilsigidir, from Old Irish follus, from Old Irish fo-, from Old Irish ad-, from Old Irish uss-, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti — short.

foillsich (Scottish Gaelic): publish; reveal, disclose, expose

Definitions

  1. publish; reveal, disclose, expose

Ancestry of “foillsich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfoillsigid
2Old Irishfoilsigidirto reveal, make public
3Old Irishfollusclear, evident
4Old Irishfo-sub-, under-
5Old Irishad-to, towards; in many compounds, it has a purely...
6Old Irishuss-up, off
7Old Irishbeiridto carry, bring; to bear; to give
8Proto-Celticberetito carry, bear; to flow
9EnglishberetA type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and...
10Frenchbéretberet
11Occitanberretcap
12Medieval Latinbirretum
13Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
14Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
15Proto-Celticbirrosshort

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