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Where does “faitíos” come from?

faitíos (Irish) comes from Old Irish faitches — caution, heedfulness, apprehension.

faitíos (Irish): fear; shyness

Definitions

  1. fear; shyness

Ancestry of “faitíos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfaitchescaution, heedfulness, apprehension
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