Where does “anglántacht” come from?
anglántacht (Irish) comes from Irish anglánta, from Irish anglán, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
anglántacht (Irish): quarrelsomeness
Ancestry of “anglántacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | anglánta | ill-tempered, quarrelsome, cantankerous |
| 2 | Irish | anglán | ill-tempered, quarrelsome, person |
| 3 | Irish | -án | A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | -án | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |