Where does “fess” come from?
fess (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wissos, from Proto-Indo-European widtós, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
fess (Old Irish): passive singular perfect prototonic of...
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Ancestry of “fess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | wissos | known |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | widtós | seen; known |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “fess”