Where does “aintighearna” come from?

aintighearna (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tighearna, from Old Irish tigerna, from Old Irish tigernae, from Old Irish tigern, from Proto-Celtic tigernos, from Proto-Celtic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

aintighearna (Scottish Gaelic): despot, tyrant

Definitions

  1. despot, tyrant

Ancestry of “aintighearna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictighearnalord
2Old Irishtigerna—
3Old Irishtigernaelord
4Old Irishtigern—
5Proto-Celtictigernoslord, ruler
6Proto-Celtic-īnosOf or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “aintighearna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Celtic -īnos →Every word from Proto-Celtic tigernos →
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