Where does “ceuffos” come from?
ceuffos (Welsh) comes from Welsh cau, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol, from Middle Irish cáel, from Old Irish coíl, from Proto-Celtic koilos, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
ceuffos (Welsh): gutter, ditch
Definitions
- gutter, ditch
Ancestry of “ceuffos”, step by step
ceuffos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh cau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cau | to close, shut; to fasten; to heal, to close |
| 2 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 3 | English | Kyle | A placename |
| 4 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 5 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 6 | Old Irish | coíl | thin, slender, narrow |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
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 |