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Where does “fo-chomhfhiosach” come from?

fo-chomhfhiosach (Irish) comes from Irish fo-chomhfhios, from Irish comhfhios, from Irish fios, from Middle Irish fis, from Old Irish fius, from English fuse, from English fusion, from Middle French fusion.

fo-chomhfhiosach (Irish): subconscious

Definitions

  1. subconscious

Ancestry of “fo-chomhfhiosach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfo-chomhfhiossubconscious, subconsciousness
2Irishcomhfhiosconsciousness
3Irishfiosknowledge, information
4Middle Irishfis—
5Old Irishfiusknowledge
6EnglishfuseA cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some...
7EnglishfusionThe act of merging separate elements, or the...
8Middle Frenchfusionfusion
9Old Frenchfusion—
10Latinfusioa pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a...
11Latin-tiō—
12Latindissertātiō—
13Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
14Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
15Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16Latincalceusshoe
17Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
18Proto-Italic*-eos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-eos →