Where does “Brettisc” come from?

Brettisc (Old English) comes from Old English Brett, from Latin britto, from Latin Brittania, from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Brettisc (Old English): British

Definitions

  1. British

Ancestry of “Brettisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishBrett—
2Latinbrittoa Briton
3LatinBrittaniaBritain
4Ancient GreekΒρεττανίαthe British Isles
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία →