Where does “deagánach” come from?

deagánach (Irish) comes 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.

deagánach (Irish): deacon

Definitions

  1. deacon

Ancestry of “deagánach”, step by step

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

Words derived from “deagánach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -nus →Every word from Latin decem →