Where does “ainsciantacht” come from?

ainsciantacht (Irish) comes from Irish ainscianta, from Irish -ta, from Irish -as, from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.

ainsciantacht (Irish): wildness, fury

Definitions

  1. wildness, fury

Ancestry of “ainsciantacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishainsciantawild, furious
2Irish-taadded to nouns to form adjectives; used to form...
3Irish-asNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
4Old Irish-asNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
5Proto-Celtic-assus—
6Proto-Indo-European-ad-tus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus →Every word from Irish -as →Every word from Irish -ta →