Where does “croesfan” come from?
croesfan (Welsh) comes from Welsh croes, from Welsh gwyrdd, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
croesfan (Welsh): crossing
Ancestry of “croesfan”, step by step
croesfan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh croes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | croes | cross; cross, transverse; contrary, adverse |
| 2 | Welsh | gwyrdd | green |
| 3 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 4 | Latin | vireō | to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth |
| 5 | Latin | -idae | — |
via Welsh mân
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | mân | fine; small, little; petty, trivial |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | mann | — |
| 3 | Latin | menda | defect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mend- | physical defect, fault; to fault |