Where does “klevesans” come from?

klevesans (Cornish) comes from Cornish ans.

klevesans (Cornish): infection

Definitions

  1. infection

Ancestry of “klevesans”, step by step

klevesans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish ans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishans

via Cornish kleves

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishklevesailment, illness, malady, medical complaint, sickness
Every word from Cornish ans