Where does “ard-deagánach” come from?

ard-deagánach (Irish) comes from Irish deagánach, from Old Irish decánach, from Old Irish decán, from Latin decanus, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

ard-deagánach (Irish): archdeacon

Definitions

  1. archdeacon

Ancestry of “ard-deagánach”, step by step

ard-deagánach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish deagánach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdeagánachdeacon
2Old Irishdecánachdean
3Old Irishdecán—
4Latindecanuschief of ten people; dean
5Latindecemten; 10
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Irish ard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishardhigh, tall; loud; ambitious
2Old Irishardhigh; height
3Proto-Celticardwoshigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Latin decem →