fo-

Irish (Donegal)

prefix
Definitions
  • sub-, under-, hypo-, secondary, subsidiary
  • minor, lesser; light, trivial
  • odd, occasional

Etymology

Derived from Old Irish fo- (under, beneath, under-, around, about, sub-) derived from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- (under, sub-) derived from Proto-Indo-European *upo (under, up from under, below, over).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*upo

Gloss

under, up from under, below, over

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