Where does “careiau” come from?
careiau (Welsh) comes from Welsh carrai, from Middle Welsh karrei, from Old Welsh corruui, from Proto-Brythonic *korrɨɣ, from Latin corrigia, from Latin corrigō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Ancestry of “careiau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | carrai | thong, strap |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | karrei | — |
| 3 | Old Welsh | corruui | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | *korrɨɣ | — |
| 5 | Latin | corrigia | shoelace, tie, thong for securing shoes to feet;... |
| 6 | Latin | corrigō | to correct (set right) |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |