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Where does “spéis” come from?

spéis (Middle Irish) comes from Middle English peis, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

Ancestry of “spéis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpeis—
2Latinpēnsum—
3Latinpendō—
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “spéis”

  • spéisiúil
  • féinspéis
  • spéis
  • féinspéisíoch
  • féinspéisí
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