Where does “afalau cariad” come from?
afalau cariad (Welsh) comes from Welsh afal cariad, from English love apple, from Italian pomo d'oro, from Italian pomodoro, from Italian oro, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus.
Ancestry of “afalau cariad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | afal cariad | tomato, love apple |
| 2 | English | love apple | Synonym of tomato |
| 3 | Italian | pomo d'oro | Archaic form of pomodoro |
| 4 | Italian | pomodoro | tomato |
| 5 | Italian | oro | gold; gold, gold medal; or |
| 6 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 7 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 9 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 10 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 11 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |