Where does “Sylfaen” come from?

Sylfaen (English) comes from Welsh sylfaen, from Welsh maen, from Proto-Brythonic maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic maginos — stone; place.

Sylfaen (English): A certain serif typeface that supports Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Armenian and Georgian

Definitions

  1. A certain serif typeface that supports Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Armenian and Georgian

Ancestry of “Sylfaen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshsylfaenfoundation; base; basis
2Welshmaenstone; griddle stone; third-person plural present...
3Proto-Brythonicmaɣɨnstone
4Proto-Celticmaginosstone; place
Every word from Proto-Celtic maginos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic maɣɨn →Every word from Welsh maen →