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{{morpheme
|type_morpheme=lexical
|meaning='ambition, zeal' (?)
|language=Celtic
|analysis_phonemic=/{{p|i̯}}{{p|a}}{{p|n|<sup>n</sup>}}{{p|t}}/-
|checklevel=0
}}
== Commentary ==
In Gaulish onomastics as first element of dithematic names and in monothematic names, usually as an ''u''-stem, e.g. ''iantumarus''/-''a'', ''iantumalius'', ''iantullus'', ''iantuna'', ''iantarus'', ''iantinus'', also with variant ''i̯entu''-, e.g. ''ientumarus'', ''ientius'' (see {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 223 and passim, {{bib|GPN}}: 214 f.). The element is usually connected with ''iat''-/''iet''- in names with preverb {{m||ad-}}, e.g. ''adiatumara'', ''adietu''/''omarus'', {{bib|RIIG}} [https://riig.huma-num.fr/documents/BDR-13-02 BDR-13-02] ({{bib|RIG}} G-107) ''αδιατουσσια'', ''adiaturix'', ''adiatullus'' due to some crossover attestations like ''adiantunnus'' or ''iatinius''. Schmidt {{bib|KGP}}: 222–224 connected the forms with PIE *''i̯et''- 'strive' ({{bib|IEW}}: 506) and explained the variation between forms with or without /{{p||n}}/ with a nasal infix which was lost in the composite forms which had the stress on the preverb (cf. {{bib|DLG}}: 32 f. s.v. ''adiant''(''u'')-). The assumed 'ambition, desire'-semantics are inferred, beside the PIE etymology, from the connection with OIr. ''ét'' 'jealousy' and specifically ''iantumaros'' with OIr. ''étmar'' 'jealous', W ''addiant'', ''addiad'' 'longing'. All the above associations, however, have been challenged (see {{bib|AcS}} I: 41 and II: 8, {{bib|GPN}}: 211–214 with research history, {{bib|Hamp 1976}}: 1–3, {{bib|Schrijver 1995}}: 103 f., {{bib|LIV²}}: 313 *''i̯et''- 'sich (fest) hinstellen', {{bib|Irslinger 2002}}: 279 f., {{bib|Meid 2005}}: 73–75, {{bib|NIL}}: 395–397 with n. 6, {{bib|Matasović 2009}}: 434 s.v. *''yantu''-), so that the etymology and meaning of Continental Celtic ''i̯antu''- must be considered uncertain.
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