Where does “seann-fhasanta” come from?
seann-fhasanta (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fasanta, from Scottish Gaelic fasan, from English fashion, from Middle English facioun, from Anglo-Norman fechoun, from Old French façon, from Latin factiō, from Latin factus.
seann-fhasanta (Scottish Gaelic): old-fashioned
Definitions
- old-fashioned
Ancestry of “seann-fhasanta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | fasanta | fashionable, modish, stylish |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | fasan | fashion |
| 3 | English | fashion | A current trend, favored for frivolous rather... |
| 4 | Middle English | facioun | The way something looks or appears; physical... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | fechoun | — |
| 6 | Old French | façon | way; manner; fashion |
| 7 | Latin | factiō | a political faction, a group of people acting together |
| 8 | Latin | factus | done, made, having been done or made; became |
| 9 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 10 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 11 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 12 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |