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Where does “achosi” come from?

achosi (Welsh) comes from Welsh achos, from Middle Welsh achaws, from Proto-Brythonic *axọs, from Latin accāsiō, from Latin occasio, from Latin occasus, from Latin occidō, from Latin ob- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

achosi (Welsh): to cause

Definitions

  1. to cause

Ancestry of “achosi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshachoscase; cause; because
2Middle Welshachawscause, reason
3Proto-Brythonic*axọs—
4Latinaccāsiō—
5Latinoccasiooccasion, opportunity; kairos, the right time,...
6Latinoccasussetting; west; western
7Latinoccidō—
8Latinob-towards; against
9Latinobolusobolus
10Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
11Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
12Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
13Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
14Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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