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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

  1. wonderful ; surprising, strange; very, extremely

Ancestry of “iontach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishingantachwonderful, remarkable, strange; amazed,...
2Old Irishingnad—
3Proto-Celticangnātosunknown, obscure
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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