Where does “tanist” come from?

tanist (English) comes from Irish tánaiste, from Old Irish tánaiste.

tanist (English): The heir presumptive to the chieftainship or...

Definitions

  1. The heir presumptive to the chieftainship or...

Ancestry of “tanist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtánaistetanist, heir presumptive; deputy prime minister;...
2Old Irishtánaiste—

Words derived from “tanist”

Every word from Old Irish tánaiste →Every word from Irish tánaiste →