Where does “leamhandíonach” come from?

leamhandíonach (Irish) comes from Irish leamhan, from Middle Irish lemán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

leamhandíonach (Irish): mothproof

Definitions

mothproof

Ancestry of “leamhandíonach”, step by step

leamhandíonach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish leamhan

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Irish	leamhan	moth
2	Middle Irish	lemán	elm tree
3	Middle Irish	-án	diminutive suffix
4	Old Irish	-án	diminutive suffix
5	Primitive Irish	-ᚐᚌᚅᚔ	diminutive suffix
6	Proto-Celtic	*-agnos	—

via Irish díonach

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Irish	díonach	protective; impermeable, proof
2	Old Irish	dínach	protecting, protected

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →