Where does “Cardiff” come from?

Cardiff comes from Welsh caer, derived from Proto-Celtic kagrom and kagyom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kagʰom with the agentive suffix -yós.

Cardiff (English): The Welsh government

Definitions

  1. The Welsh government

Ancestry of “Cardiff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcaerfort, fortress, enclosed stronghold, castle,...
2Proto-Celtic*kaɸerūxssheep

Words derived from “Cardiff”

Every word from Proto-Celtic *kaɸerūxs →Every word from Welsh caer →
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