Where does “dysmygriva” come from?
dysmygriva (Cornish) comes from Cornish dysmygriv, from Cornish riv, from Proto-Brythonic rriβ̃, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
dysmygriva (Cornish): to estimate a numerical value
Definitions
- to estimate a numerical value
Ancestry of “dysmygriva”, step by step
dysmygriva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish dysmygriv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | dysmygriv | numerical estimate |
| 2 | Cornish | riv | number |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | rriβ̃ | number |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | rīmā | number |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Cornish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | a | Marks the following verb to the preceding... |