Where does “ciwdod” come from?

ciwdod (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh kiwdawt, from Proto-Brythonic kiwdọd, from Latin cīvitātem.

ciwdod (Welsh): race; people

Definitions

  1. race; people

Ancestry of “ciwdod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshkiwdawt—
2Proto-Brythonickiwdọdpeople, tribe
3Latincīvitātem—
Every word from Latin cīvitātem →Every word from Proto-Brythonic kiwdọd →Every word from Middle Welsh kiwdawt →