Where does “iontach” come from?
iontach (Irish) comes from Old Irish ingantach, from Old Irish ingnad, from Proto-Celtic angnātos, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
iontach (Irish): wonderful ; surprising, strange; very, extremely
Definitions
- wonderful ; surprising, strange; very, extremely
Ancestry of “iontach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | ingantach | wonderful, remarkable, strange; amazed,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | ingnad | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | angnātos | unknown, obscure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |