Where does “ainmnitheach” come from?

ainmnitheach (Irish) comes from Irish ainmnigh, from Old Irish ainmmnid, from Old Irish ainmm, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ, from Proto-Celtic anman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

ainmnitheach (Irish): nominee

Definitions

  1. nominee

Ancestry of “ainmnitheach”, step by step

ainmnitheach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ainmnigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishainmnighnominate; identify; name
2Old Irishainmmnidnominative case
3Old Irishainmmname; reputation, repute, renown; noun
4Primitive Irishᚐᚅᚋname
5Proto-Celticanmanname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic anman →