Where does “cyffyrddlin” come from?

cyffyrddlin (Welsh) comes from Welsh llin, from Middle Welsh llin, from Old Welsh lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

cyffyrddlin (Welsh): tangent

Definitions

  1. tangent

Ancestry of “cyffyrddlin”, step by step

cyffyrddlin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh llin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllinline, stroke
2Middle Welshllin
3Old Welshlin
4Proto-Brythonic*llinflax
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Welsh cyffordd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcyfforddjunction
2Welshfforddroad; distance; way, manner
3Welshpa fforddwhich way
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom