Where does “cadoedd” come from?
cadoedd (Welsh) comes from Welsh cad, from Proto-Celtic katus, from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
cadoedd (Welsh): plural of cad
Ancestry of “cadoedd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | cad | battle, army; impersonal preterite of cael |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | katus | battle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kéh₃tus | fight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |