Where does “itheadair-sheanganan” come from?

itheadair-sheanganan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seangan, from Middle Irish sengán, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

itheadair-sheanganan (Scottish Gaelic): anteater

Definitions

  1. anteater

Ancestry of “itheadair-sheanganan”, step by step

itheadair-sheanganan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic seangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseanganant
2Middle Irishsengán—
3Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
5Proto-Celtic*-agnos—

via Scottish Gaelic itheadair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicitheadair—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ →