Where does “baothántacht” come from?

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

baothántacht (Irish): foolishness; fatuity

Definitions

  1. foolishness; fatuity

Ancestry of “baothántacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbaothántafoolish; fatuous
2Irishbaothánfool, simpleton; fop
3Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
4Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
6Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
7Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Irish -án →Every word from Old Irish -án →