Where does “cyffeithio” come from?
cyffeithio (Welsh) comes from Welsh cyffaith, from Middle Welsh kyffeith, from Proto-Brythonic *kufėθ, from Latin cōnfectiō, from Latin cōnfectus, from Latin cōnficiō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cyffeithio (Welsh): to preserve of fruit or meat
Definitions
- to preserve of fruit or meat
Ancestry of “cyffeithio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cyffaith | jam, conserve, preserve; confection |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | kyffeith | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *kufėθ | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōnfectiō | making, preparing, producing, arranging, composing, completing |
| 5 | Latin | cōnfectus | prepared, accomplished, executed, having been accomplished |
| 6 | Latin | cōnficiō | to prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |