Where does “lennánacht” come from?

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

lennánacht (Middle Irish): lovemaking, concubinage

Definitions

  1. lovemaking, concubinage

Ancestry of “lennánacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishlennánsweetheart, lover, beloved; darling, favourite;...
2Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

Words derived from “lennánacht”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →
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