Where does “lewydh” come from?

lewydh (Cornish) comes from Cornish lewya, from Cornish lew, from Proto-Brythonic llew, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

lewydh (Cornish): (male) president, helmsman

Definitions

  1. (male) president, helmsman

Ancestry of “lewydh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlewyato drive
2Cornishlewlion
3Proto-Brythonicllewlion
4Latinleō—
5Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
6Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
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