Where does “Hen Galan” come from?
Hen Galan (Welsh) comes from Welsh calan, from Latin kalendae, from Latin calandae, from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
Hen Galan (Welsh): old New Year's day, New Year's day on the Julian...
Definitions
- old New Year's day, New Year's day on the Julian...
Ancestry of “Hen Galan”, step by step
Hen Galan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh calan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | calan | first day of the month, calends |
| 2 | Latin | kalendae | the calends, the first day of the month |
| 3 | Latin | calandae | nominative feminine plural of calandus; genitive... |
| 4 | Latin | Kalendae | Kalends, first day of the month |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |