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Where does “lùths” come from?

lùths (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lúas — swiftness, speed.

lùths (Scottish Gaelic): activity, energy; motion; pith

Definitions

  1. activity, energy; motion; pith

Ancestry of “lùths”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlúasswiftness, speed

Words derived from “lùths”

  • lùth
  • lùthmhor
  • lùth làin-mhara
Every word from Old Irish lúas →