Where does “anffawd” come from?
anffawd (Welsh) comes from Welsh ffawd, from Middle Welsh ffawt, from Proto-Brythonic *fọd, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.
anffawd (Welsh): misfortune, mishap, bad luck
Definitions
- misfortune, mishap, bad luck
Ancestry of “anffawd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | ffawd | fate, fortune |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | ffawt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *fọd | — |
| 4 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 5 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 6 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |