Where does “arethya” come from?

arethya (Cornish) comes from Cornish areth, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarextus — assembly, meeting.

arethya (Cornish): to lecture

Definitions

  1. to lecture

Ancestry of “arethya”, step by step

arethya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish areth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornisharethlecture, oration, speech
2Proto-Celtic*ɸarextusassembly, meeting

via Cornish ya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishya
Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸarextus
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