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Where does “Mawrth” come from?

Mawrth (Welsh) comes from Latin martius, from Latin Mars, from Latin Mavors, from Proto-Italic Māwortis.

Mawrth (Welsh): Mars, Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Mars, Tuesday

Ancestry of “Mawrth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmartiusof March, the first month of the traditional...
2LatinMarswar, battle, conflict
3LatinMavors—
4Proto-ItalicMāwortis—

Words derived from “Mawrth”

  • dydd Mawrth
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