Where does “wellyard” come from?

wellyard (English) comes from English Yard, from English milliard, from French milliard, from French million, from Middle French million, from Old French millon, from Italian milione, from Italian mille.

wellyard (English): A yard in which a well water source is located

Definitions

  1. A yard in which a well water source is located

Ancestry of “wellyard”, step by step

wellyard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Yard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYardScotland Yard or New Scotland Yard
2Englishmilliard10, a thousand million
3FrenchmilliardA milliard
4Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Old Frenchmillon
7Italianmilionemillion
8Italianmillethousand
9LatinMīllethousand; 1000
10Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
11Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂

via English well

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwellAccurately, competently, satisfactorily;...
2Middle Englishwellento boil, to bubble
3Old Englishweallanto well
4Proto-Germanicwallanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslīEvery word from Latin Mīlle