Where does “an-” come from?
an- (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish an-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
an- (Scottish Gaelic): un-, anti-; bad, unnatural; Used to emphasise the...
Definitions
- un-, anti-; bad, unnatural; Used to emphasise the...
Ancestry of “an-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | an- | un-, not; very |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | an- | un-, not |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |