Where does “mì-fhios” come from?
mì-fhios (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.
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Ancestry of “mì-fhios”, step by step
| 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 |