Where does “korrgewsell” come from?

korrgewsell (Cornish) comes from Cornish kewsel, from Cornish kows, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

korrgewsell (Cornish): microphone

Definitions

  1. microphone

Ancestry of “korrgewsell”, step by step

korrgewsell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish kewsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkewselto speak, talk
2Cornishkowsto speak, talk
3Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
4Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

via Cornish ell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishell—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →