Where does “déspásáil” come from?
déspásáil (Irish) comes from Irish spásáil, from Irish spás, from Middle Irish spás, from Middle English space, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
déspásáil (Irish): double spacing
Definitions
- double spacing
Ancestry of “déspásáil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | spásáil | space; verbal noun of spásáil; spacing |
| 2 | Irish | spás | space |
| 3 | Middle Irish | spás | — |
| 4 | Middle English | space | — |
| 5 | Old French | espace | space; room; duration |
| 6 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |