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Where does “aintiarnas” come from?

aintiarnas (Irish) comes from Irish aintiarna, from Irish Tiarna, from Old Irish tigerna, from Old Irish tigernae, from Old Irish tigern, from Proto-Celtic tigernos, from Proto-Celtic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

aintiarnas (Irish): tyranny

Definitions

  1. tyranny

Ancestry of “aintiarnas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaintiarnadespotic lord; tyrant
2IrishTiarnaLord
3Old Irishtigerna—
4Old Irishtigernaelord
5Old Irishtigern—
6Proto-Celtictigernoslord, ruler
7Proto-Celtic-īnosOf or pertaining to; -ine
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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