Where does “Welsh corgi” come from?
Welsh corgi (English) comes from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, from Welsh côr, from English quire, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor — heart.
Welsh corgi (English): A breed of small herding dog originating from...
Definitions
- A breed of small herding dog originating from...
Ancestry of “Welsh corgi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | corgi | A dog of a breed having a small body, short legs,... |
| 2 | Welsh | corgi | corgi dog; cur |
| 3 | Welsh | côr | crib, stall; song; chancel, choir, sanctuary;... |
| 4 | English | quire | One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of... |
| 5 | Middle English | quer | — |
| 6 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 8 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
Words derived from “Welsh corgi”