Where does “cantref” come from?
cantref (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh cantref, from Middle Welsh cant, from Proto-Brythonic kant, from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
cantref (Welsh): a mediaeval land division in Wales, between the...
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- a mediaeval land division in Wales, between the...
Ancestry of “cantref”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Welsh | cantref | a cantref: a mediaeval land division in Wales,... |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | cant | hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | kant | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kantom | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
Words derived from “cantref”