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Where does “anís” come from?

anís (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

anís (Old Irish): from below

Definitions

  1. from below

Ancestry of “anís”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishan-un-, not; very
2Proto-Celtican-un-, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “anís”

  • aníos
  • neese
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