Where does “Emrys” come from?
Emrys (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic Ėmrös, from Latin ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος, from Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος, from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
Ancestry of “Emrys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | Ėmrös | — |
| 2 | Latin | ambrosius | Ambrosial, divine, immortal |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀμβρόσιος | immortal, divine |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄμβροτος | immortal, divine; belonging to the gods |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥mr̥tós | immortal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |