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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.

Ancestry of “Cardiff”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Cardiff”

  • Cardiffian
  • Cardiff
  • カーディフ
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