Where does “croestorri” come from?
croestorri (Welsh) comes from Welsh croes, from Welsh gwyrdd, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
croestorri (Welsh): to intersect, cut across
Ancestry of “croestorri”, step by step
croestorri 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 torri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | torri | to break, to fracture; to cut, to divide, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
Words derived from “croestorri”