Where does “amadántacht” come from?
amadántacht (Irish) comes from Irish amadánta, from Irish amadán, from Middle Irish ammatán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
amadántacht (Irish): fooling; foolishness, fatuousness
Definitions
- fooling; foolishness, fatuousness
Ancestry of “amadántacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | amadánta | foolish; fatuous |
| 2 | Irish | amadán | fool |
| 3 | Middle Irish | ammatán | fool; simpleton |
| 4 | Middle Irish | -án | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |