Where does “-eg” come from?
-eg (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh -eg, from Proto-Celtic -ikos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
-eg (Welsh): a language, -ic, -ish; a science, a study,-y,...
Definitions
- a language, -ic, -ish; a science, a study,-y,...
Ancestry of “-eg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Welsh | -eg | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | -ikos | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |