Where does “yscubawr” come from?
yscubawr (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh scipaur, from Proto-Brythonic *skʉbọr, from Latin *scōpārium, from Latin scōpa, from Proto-Italic *skōpā.
Ancestry of “yscubawr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Welsh | scipaur | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *skʉbọr | barn |
| 3 | Latin | *scōpārium | — |
| 4 | Latin | scōpa | branch of a plant |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *skōpā | — |