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Where does “anglán” come from?

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

anglán (Irish): ill-tempered, quarrelsome, person

Definitions

  1. ill-tempered, quarrelsome, person

Ancestry of “anglán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
2Middle Irish-án—
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “anglán”

  • anglánta
  • anglántacht
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