Where does “-acán” come from?

-acán (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish -óc, from Proto-Brythonic -ọg, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

-acán (Old Irish): A double diminutive, used to derive nouns, both...

Definitions

  1. A double diminutive, used to derive nouns, both...

Ancestry of “-acán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-ócDiminutive suffix
2Proto-Brythonic-ọgForms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and...
3Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “-acán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ākos →Every word from Old Irish -óc →