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Where does “cadno” come from?

cadno (Welsh) comes from Welsh Cadno, from Welsh cad, from Proto-Celtic katus, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

cadno (Welsh): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “cadno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshCadno—
2Welshcadbattle, army; impersonal preterite of cael
3Proto-Celtickatusbattle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “cadno”

  • cadnawes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →