Where does “ainty” come from?

ainty (Scots) comes from Irish aint, from English aunt, from Middle English aunte, from Anglo-Norman aunte, from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

ainty (Scots): attentive, kindly

Definitions

  1. attentive, kindly

Ancestry of “ainty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaintaunt
2EnglishauntThe sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent; The...
3Middle Englishaunteaunt
4Anglo-NormanaunteLate Anglo-Norman spelling of ante
5Old Frenchantenominative singular of antain; aunt
6Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
7Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother
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