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Where does “bresych” come from?

bresych (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh bressych, from Proto-Brythonic *brėsɨx, from Latin brassica, from Proto-Celtic bresic.

bresych (Welsh): cabbages

Definitions

  1. cabbages

Ancestry of “bresych”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshbressych—
2Proto-Brythonic*brėsɨx—
3Latinbrassicaespecially cabbage, but including cauliflower and...
4Proto-Celticbresic—

Words derived from “bresych”

  • bresychaidd
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