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 excellent, extremely impressive; surprising, strange

Definitions

  1. wonderful excellent, extremely impressive; surprising, strange

Ancestry of “iontach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishingantachwonderful, remarkable, strange; amazed,...
2Old Irishingnadstrange, unusual, unfamiliar
3Proto-Celticangnātosunknown, obscure
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Celtic angnātos →
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