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Where does “tionóntacht” come from?

tionóntacht (Irish) comes from Irish -acht, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

tionóntacht (Irish): tenancy

Definitions

  1. tenancy

Ancestry of “tionóntacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
2Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
3Proto-Celtic-axtā—
4Proto-Celticaxtā—

Words derived from “tionóntacht”

  • fothionóntacht
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