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Where does “-ion” come from?

-ion (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic -onā.

-ion (Welsh): Pluralisation suffix

Definitions

  1. Pluralisation suffix

Ancestry of “-ion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic-onā—

Words derived from “-ion”

  • angylion
  • meibion
  • ysgolion
  • cwynion
  • brochion
  • arwyddion
  • atebion
  • blodion
  • cywion
  • llysfeibion
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