Where does “cyfrifo” come from?
cyfrifo (Welsh) comes from Welsh cyfrif, from Welsh cyf-, from Middle Welsh kyu-, from Proto-Brythonic köβ̃-, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “cyfrifo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cyfrif | account, record, statement; account; count,... |
| 2 | Welsh | cyf- | together, co-, con-; equal, similar, equi-;... |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | kyu- | con-, with |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | köβ̃- | Prefix with associative meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kom- | with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |