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Where does “laghaich” come from?

laghaich (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.

laghaich (Scottish Gaelic): permit, allow

Definitions

  1. permit, allow

Ancestry of “laghaich”, 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—

Words derived from “laghaich”

  • mì-laghachair
  • mì-laghaich
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →