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Where does “catarno” come from?

catarno (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic katus, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “catarno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickatusbattle
2Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “catarno”

  • cadernid
  • cadarn
  • cadarnhau
  • cadarnhaol
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →