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

Definitions

  1. crossing

Ancestry of “croesfan”, step by step

croesfan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh croes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcroescross; cross, transverse; contrary, adverse
2Welshgwyrddgreen
3Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
4Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
5Latin-idae

via Welsh mân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmânfine; small, little; petty, trivial
2Middle Welshmann
3Latinmendadefect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmend-physical defect, fault; to fault
Every word from Latin -idae