Where does “britheg” come from?

britheg (Welsh) comes from Welsh -eg, from Middle Welsh -eg, from Proto-Celtic -ikos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

britheg (Welsh): snakeshead, snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)

Definitions

  1. snakeshead, snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)

Ancestry of “britheg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-ega language, -ic, -ish; a science, a study,-y,...
2Middle Welsh-eg—
3Proto-Celtic-ikosbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Welsh -eg →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ikos →
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