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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

  1. egoistic; egotist

Ancestry of “féinspéisíoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishféinspéisíegoist; genitive singular feminine of...
2Irishféinspéisegotism
3Irishspéisinterest
4Middle Irishspéis—
5Middle Englishpeis—
6Latinpēnsum—
7Latinpendō—
8Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
9Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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