Where does “ffuc” come from?
ffuc (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *fʉg, from Latin fūcus, from Ancient Greek φῦκος, from Hebrew פוך — eye-rouge.
Ancestry of “ffuc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | *fʉg | — |
| 2 | Latin | fūcus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φῦκος | seaweed |
| 4 | Hebrew | פוך | eye-rouge |