Where does “féinspéisíoch” come from?
féinspéisíoch (Irish) comes from Irish féinspéisí, from Irish féinspéis, from Irish spéis, from Middle Irish spéis, from Middle English peis, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
féinspéisíoch (Irish): egoistic; egotist
Definitions
- egoistic; egotist
Ancestry of “féinspéisíoch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | féinspéisí | egoist; genitive singular feminine of... |
| 2 | Irish | féinspéis | egotism |
| 3 | Irish | spéis | interest |
| 4 | Middle Irish | spéis | — |
| 5 | Middle English | peis | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |