Etymology Explorer
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Where does “tad” come from?
tad (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic tad, from Proto-Celtic tatos.
Ancestry of “tad”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Brythonic
tad
father
2
Proto-Celtic
tatos
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Words derived from “tad”
tad
tadau
hendad
llystad
tad-cu
Ein Tad
tad bedydd
tadol
llystadau
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