Where does “Taffia” come from?
Taffia (English) comes from English Taff, from English tough, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.
Taffia (English): Any group of Welsh people who practice nepotism or live in an ethnic enclave
Definitions
- Any group of Welsh people who practice nepotism or live in an ethnic enclave
Ancestry of “Taffia”, step by step
Taffia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Taff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Taff | to Cardiff Bay |
| 2 | English | tough | Strong and resilient; sturdy; Difficult to cut or... |
| 3 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 4 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 5 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 6 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 7 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |