Where does “atgoffáu” come from?
atgoffáu (Welsh) comes from Welsh coffáu, from Welsh -hau, from Proto-Brythonic *-haɣjed, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.
Ancestry of “atgoffáu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | coffáu | to recall, to remember |
| 2 | Welsh | -hau | creates a verbal noun from a verbal root |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *-haɣjed | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-sagyetor | denominative/causative suffix |