Where does “féinghrá” come from?
féinghrá (Irish) comes from Irish grá, from Old Irish grád, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
féinghrá (Irish): self-love
Ancestry of “féinghrá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | grá | love; verbal noun of gráigh |
| 2 | Old Irish | grád | love, affection, fondness, charity; grade,... |
| 3 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |