Where does “ainfhios” come from?
ainfhios (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fios, from Middle Irish fis, from Old Irish fius, from English fuse, from English fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, from Latin fusio — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ainfhios (Scottish Gaelic): ignorance
Definitions
- ignorance
Ancestry of “ainfhios”, step by step
ainfhios traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic fios
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | fios | knowledge; indication, information, message,... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | fis | knowledge |
| 3 | Old Irish | fius | knowledge |
| 4 | English | fuse | A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some... |
| 5 | English | fusion | The act of merging separate elements, or the... |
| 6 | Middle French | fusion | fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) |
| 7 | Old French | fusion | — |
| 8 | Latin | fusio | a pouring out; an outpouring, effusion; a... |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |