Where does “féinspéis” come from?
féinspéis (Irish) comes from Irish spéis, from Middle Irish spéis, from Middle English peis, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
féinspéis (Irish): egotism
Definitions
- egotism
Ancestry of “féinspéis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | spéis | interest |
| 2 | Middle Irish | spéis | — |
| 3 | Middle English | peis | — |
| 4 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |