Where does “dadelfennu” come from?
dadelfennu (Welsh) comes from Welsh elfennu, from Welsh elfen, from Proto-Brythonic elβ̃en, from Latin elementum, from Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον, from Ancient Greek στοῖχος, from Proto-Hellenic stóikʰos, from Proto-Indo-European stóygʰ-os — to go; to climb.
dadelfennu (Welsh): to break down, to analyse, to dissect, to decompose
Definitions
- to break down, to analyse, to dissect, to decompose
Ancestry of “dadelfennu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | elfennu | to analyse, to break down |
| 2 | Welsh | elfen | element; element, factor, part |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | elβ̃en | — |
| 4 | Latin | elementum | one of four elements that composed the world;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στοιχεῖον | one of a row; one of a series, a component part,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στοῖχος | row in an ascending series; a line of poles... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | stóikʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stóygʰ-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |