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
Ancestry of “leamhandíonach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | leamhan | moth |
| 2 | Middle Irish | lemán | elm tree |
| 3 | Middle Irish | -án | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |