Where does “cantred” come from?
cantred (English) comes from Welsh cantref, from Middle Welsh cantref, from Middle Welsh cant, from Proto-Brythonic kant, from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
cantred (English): Alternative form of cantref
Definitions
- Alternative form of cantref
Ancestry of “cantred”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | cantref | a mediaeval land division in Wales, between the... |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | cantref | a cantref: a mediaeval land division in Wales,... |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | cant | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | kant | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kantom | hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |