Where does “amhroffidiol” come from?
amhroffidiol (Welsh) comes from Welsh proffidiol, from Welsh proffid, from Middle English profit, from Old French profit, from Latin profectus, from Latin proficiscor, from Latin proficio, from Latin faciō.
amhroffidiol (Welsh): unprofitable, unbeneficial
Definitions
- unprofitable, unbeneficial
Ancestry of “amhroffidiol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | proffidiol | profitable, lucrative |
| 2 | Welsh | proffid | profit, gain, benefit |
| 3 | Middle English | profit | — |
| 4 | Old French | profit | — |
| 5 | Latin | profectus | advance, progress, effect, increase, growth,... |
| 6 | Latin | proficiscor | I set out, depart, leave |
| 7 | Latin | proficio | I advance, make progress, make headway; I... |
| 8 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 9 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 11 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |