Where does “Celto-Cymric” come from?
Celto-Cymric (English) comes from English Celto-, from English Celt, from Latin celtis, from Latin certe, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Celto-Cymric (English): Of or pertaining to people of Brittany having both Gaulish Celtic and Welsh ancestry
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to people of Brittany having both Gaulish Celtic and Welsh ancestry
Ancestry of “Celto-Cymric”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Celto- | Pertaining to the Celtic languages or the Celts |
| 2 | English | Celt | A member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe called Celtae by the Romans |
| 3 | Latin | celtis | a tree, considered to be the hackberry; chisel |
| 4 | Latin | certe | certainly, surely; at any rate |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |