Where does “baothánta” come from?

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

baothánta (Irish): foolish; fatuous

Definitions

  1. foolish; fatuous

Ancestry of “baothánta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbaothánfool, simpleton; fop
2Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “baothánta”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Irish -án →Every word from Old Irish -án →