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Where does “léannta” come from?

léannta (Irish) comes from Irish léann, from Old Irish légend, from Latin legendum, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

léannta (Irish): learned, erudite, scholarly

Definitions

  1. learned, erudite, scholarly

Ancestry of “léannta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishléannAlternative form of léigheann; learning;...
2Old Irishlégendact of studying, reading; reading aloud;...
3Latinlegendumnominative neuter singular of legendus;...
4Latinlegō—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “léannta”

  • ainléannta
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