Where does “ardcheannasach” come from?
ardcheannasach (Irish) comes from Irish ardcheannas, from Irish ardcheann, from Irish ceann, from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo- — to see.
ardcheannasach (Irish): supreme, predominant; sovereign
Definitions
- supreme, predominant; sovereign
Ancestry of “ardcheannasach”, step by step
ardcheannasach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish ardcheannas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ardcheannas | supremacy, overlordship, sovereignty; high... |
| 2 | Irish | ardcheann | superior; arch-leader; flighty, frivolous, person |
| 3 | Irish | ceann | head; head of cabbage, capitulum; end, extremity |
| 4 | Middle Irish | cenn | head; end |
| 5 | Old Irish | cenn | head; end |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | Kʷennowindos | white-headed, white-faced |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |