Where does “amhlántacht” come from?
amhlántacht (Irish) comes from Irish amhlánta, from Irish -ta, from Irish -as, from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.
amhlántacht (Irish): boorishness, uncouthness
Ancestry of “amhlántacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | amhlánta | boorish, uncouth; doltish |
| 2 | Irish | -ta | added to nouns to form adjectives; used to form... |
| 3 | Irish | -as | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -as | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -assus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ad-tus | — |