Where does “corfulfran” come from?
corfulfran (Welsh) comes from Welsh côr, from English quire, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
corfulfran (Welsh): pygmy cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus)
Definitions
- pygmy cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus)
Ancestry of “corfulfran”, step by step
corfulfran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh côr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | côr | crib, stall; song; chancel, choir, sanctuary;... |
| 2 | English | quire | One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of... |
| 3 | Middle English | quer | A choir singers who musically accompany a liturgy |
| 4 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 6 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Welsh mulfran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | mulfran | great cormorant, cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| 2 | Welsh | brân | crow; rook; raven |
| 3 | English | bran | The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | bran | The ground husk of wheat |
| 5 | Old French | bren | bran |
| 6 | Gaulish | brennos | rotten |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bragnos | rotten |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreHg- | to smell, to have a strong odour |