Where does “arvil” come from?

arvil (Cornish) comes from Cornish mil — animal.

arvil (Cornish): parasite

Definitions

  1. parasite

Ancestry of “arvil”, step by step

arvil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish mil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishmilanimal

via Cornish ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishartillage, tilth (the land itself)
Every word from Cornish mil
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