Where does “afal cariad” come from?
afal cariad (Welsh) comes from English love apple, from Italian pomo d'oro, from Italian pomodoro, from Italian oro, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.
afal cariad (Welsh): tomato, love apple
Definitions
- tomato, love apple
Ancestry of “afal cariad”, step by step
afal cariad traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English love apple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | love apple | Synonym of tomato |
| 2 | Italian | pomo d'oro | Archaic form of pomodoro |
| 3 | Italian | pomodoro | tomato |
| 4 | Italian | oro | gold; gold, gold medal; or |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via Welsh afal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | afal | apple |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | aual | apple |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | aβal | apple |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *abūl | apple |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ébōl | apple |
via Welsh cariad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cariad | love, charity, affection |