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Where does “cyfrinach” come from?

cyfrinach (Welsh) comes from Welsh -ach, from Middle Welsh -ach, from Proto-Brythonic -ox, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

cyfrinach (Welsh): secret; mystery; true explanation of something...

Definitions

  1. secret; mystery; true explanation of something...

Ancestry of “cyfrinach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-achForms a comparative adjective; pejorative suffix;...
2Middle Welsh-achforms a comparative adjective
3Proto-Brythonic-oxForms the comparative of an adjective
4Latin-ōsus—
5Old Latin-ōssus—
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