Where does “didorreth” come from?

didorreth (Cornish) comes from Cornish didorr, from Middle English torr-, from Old English torr, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

didorreth (Cornish): continuity

Definitions

  1. continuity

Ancestry of “didorreth”, step by step

didorreth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish didorr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdidorrcontinuous
2Middle Englishtorr-
3Old Englishtorrtower
4LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
5Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
6Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

via Cornish eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishetheight; scents
2Proto-Brythonicüiθeight
3Proto-Celticoxtūeight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσιςEvery word from Ancient Greek τύρριςEvery word from Latin Turris