Where does “cyfernod” come from?

cyfernod (Welsh) comes from Welsh nod, from English node, from Middle English node, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

cyfernod (Welsh): coefficient

Definitions

  1. coefficient

Ancestry of “cyfernod”, step by step

cyfernod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh nod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshnodmark, brand; aim, objective, goal; node
2EnglishnodeA knot, knob, protuberance or swelling; The point...
3Middle Englishnodelump, swelling; knot, tie
4Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
5Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

via Welsh cyfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcyfer—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →Every word from Latin nōdus →Every word from Middle English node →