Where does “amaethyddiaeth” come from?

amaethyddiaeth (Welsh) comes from Welsh amaethydd, from Welsh amaethu, from Welsh amaeth, from Middle Welsh amaeth, from Proto-Brythonic *ammaɨθ, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

amaethyddiaeth (Welsh): agriculture

Definitions

  1. agriculture

Ancestry of “amaethyddiaeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshamaethyddagriculturalist
2Welshamaethuto cultivate, farm, till
3Welshamaethploughman, tiller, husbandman
4Middle Welshamaeth—
5Proto-Brythonic*ammaɨθservant, worker, laborer
6Proto-Celticambaxtosservant
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *ammaɨθ →
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