Where does “dieisiau” come from?
dieisiau (Welsh) comes from Welsh eisiau, from Middle Welsh eisseu, from Proto-Brythonic *eisɨɣu, from Latin exiguus, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
dieisiau (Welsh): unnecessary, needless
Definitions
- unnecessary, needless
Ancestry of “dieisiau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | eisiau | want; need |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | eisseu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *eisɨɣu | — |
| 4 | Latin | exiguus | strict, exact; paltry, inadequate; a poor man |
| 5 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 6 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |