Where does “amadánta” come from?

amadánta (Irish) comes from Irish amadán, from Middle Irish ammatán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

amadánta (Irish): foolish; fatuous

Definitions

  1. foolish; fatuous

Ancestry of “amadánta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishamadánfool
2Middle Irishammatánfool; simpleton
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “amadánta”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →