Where does “Sinn Féin” come from?

Sinn Féin (English) comes from Irish sinn féin, from Irish sinn, from Old Irish sinni, from Old Irish sisni, from Old Irish snisni, from Proto-Celtic snisni, from Proto-Celtic snīs, from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s — we.

Sinn Féin (English): An Irish political party committed to the reunification of Ireland

Definitions

  1. An Irish political party committed to the reunification of Ireland

Ancestry of “Sinn Féin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsinn féinSinn Fein
2Irishsinnwe, us; we
3Old Irishsinniwe
4Old Irishsisniwe, us
5Old Irishsnisniwe
6Proto-Celticsnisni—
7Proto-Celticsnīswe
8Proto-Indo-Europeannō̆swe

Words derived from “Sinn Féin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nō̆s →Every word from Proto-Celtic snīs →Every word from Proto-Celtic snisni →