Where does “cassanagh” come from?

cassanagh (Manx) comes from Manx cassan, from Middle Irish casán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

cassanagh (Manx): passable; paved

Definitions

  1. passable; paved

Ancestry of “cassanagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxcassanpath; trajectory; sidewalk
2Middle Irishcasánpath, footpath; fastener or ornament for a cloak
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnosEvery word from Old Irish -ánEvery word from Middle Irish -án
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