Where does “carthffos” come from?
carthffos (Welsh) comes from Welsh ffos, from Middle Welsh ffos, from Proto-Brythonic *fos, from Latin fossa, from Latin fodiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰod- — to pierce, dig.
carthffos (Welsh): drain
Definitions
- drain
Ancestry of “carthffos”, step by step
carthffos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh ffos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | ffos | ditch, trench, fosse |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | ffos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *fos | — |
| 4 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 5 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |