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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

  1. egotism

Ancestry of “féinspéis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishspéisinterest
2Middle Irishspéis—
3Middle Englishpeis—
4Latinpēnsum—
5Latinpendō—
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “féinspéis”

  • féinspéisí
  • féinspéisíoch
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