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Where does “lennán” come from?

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

lennán (Middle Irish): sweetheart, lover, beloved; darling, favourite;...

Definitions

  1. sweetheart, lover, beloved; darling, favourite;...

Ancestry of “lennán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irish-án—
2Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
4Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “lennán”

  • leannan
  • leannanachd
  • lhiannan
  • lennánacht
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