Where does “féindiúltú” come from?

féindiúltú (Irish) comes from Irish féin-, from Irish féin, from Old Irish féin, from Proto-Celtic *swesin, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

féindiúltú (Irish): self-denial, self-abnegation

Definitions

  1. self-denial, self-abnegation

Ancestry of “féindiúltú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishféin-self-, auto-
2Irishféinself; own; even, only
3Old Irishféinself; one's own
4Proto-Celtic*swesin—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Irish féin- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *swesin →