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

Definitions

  1. plural of cad

Ancestry of “cadoedd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcadbattle, army; impersonal preterite of cael
2Proto-Celtickatusbattle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₃tusfight
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéh₃tus →Every word from Proto-Celtic katus →