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
Ancestry of “amadánta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | amadán | fool |
| 2 | Middle Irish | ammatán | fool; simpleton |
| 3 | Middle Irish | -án | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |
Words derived from “amadánta”