Where does “piteánta” come from?

piteánta (Irish) comes from Irish piteán, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

piteánta (Irish): effeminate

Definitions

  1. effeminate

Ancestry of “piteánta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishpiteánSynonym of piteog
2Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Irish -án →Every word from Old Irish -án →