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
Welsh corgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English corgi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A choir singers who musically accompany a liturgy |
| 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 |
via English Welsh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Welsh | British; pertaining to the Celtic peoples who... |
| 2 | Middle English | Walsch | Welsh; from or of Wales or its people; unusual,... |
| 3 | Old English | wælisc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 5 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |