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Where does “féinriartha” come from?

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

féinriartha (Irish): autonomous

Definitions

  1. autonomous

Ancestry of “féinriartha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishféinriarautonomy, individual freedom
2Irishféin-self-, auto-
3Irishféinself; own; even, only
4Old Irishféinself; one's own
5Proto-Celtic*swesin—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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