Where does “féinfheasacht” come from?
féinfheasacht (Irish) comes from Irish feasacht, from Irish fios, from Middle Irish fis, from Old Irish fius, from English fuse, from English fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
féinfheasacht (Irish): self-awareness
Definitions
- self-awareness
Ancestry of “féinfheasacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | feasacht | awareness, mindfulness, consciousness |
| 2 | Irish | fios | knowledge, information |
| 3 | Middle Irish | fis | knowledge |
| 4 | Old Irish | fius | knowledge |
| 5 | English | fuse | A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some... |
| 6 | English | fusion | The act of merging separate elements, or the... |
| 7 | Middle French | fusion | fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) |
| 8 | Old French | fusion | — |
| 9 | Latin | fusio | a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a... |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 16 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |