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Where does “fuath-bìdh” come from?

fuath-bìdh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fuath, from Middle Irish fúath, from Old Irish úath, from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα, from Phoenician 𐤉, from Egyptian 𓂝.

fuath-bìdh (Scottish Gaelic): anorexia nervosa; food allergy

Definitions

  1. anorexia nervosa; food allergy

Ancestry of “fuath-bìdh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfuathantipathy, hate, hatred; abhorrence, loathing;...
2Middle Irishfúathhatred, abhorrence
3Old Irishúathfear, horror, terror; a horrible or terrible...
4Latiniōta—
5Ancient Greekἰῶταiota, the name for the ninth letter Ι, ι of the...
6Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
7Egyptian𓂝—
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