Where does “iomas” come from?
iomas (Irish) comes from Old Irish imbas, from Old Irish fius, from English fuse, from English fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, from Latin fusio, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
iomas (Irish): intuition
Definitions
- intuition
Ancestry of “iomas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | imbas | inspiration, poetic talent |
| 2 | Old Irish | fius | knowledge |
| 3 | English | fuse | A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some... |
| 4 | English | fusion | The act of merging separate elements, or the... |
| 5 | Middle French | fusion | fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) |
| 6 | Old French | fusion | — |
| 7 | Latin | fusio | a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a... |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |