Where does “Uachtarán” come from?

Uachtarán (Irish) comes from Middle Irish úachtarán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

Uachtarán (Irish): President

Definitions

  1. President

Ancestry of “Uachtarán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishúachtaránchief, leader
2Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →
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