Etymograph

English

tanistic

From tanist + -ic.

Formed from tanist + -ic

Old Irish tánaise

Irish tánaiste ‘second-in-command’

English tanist

Today it means

adj Relating to a tanist.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tanistic”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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