Where does “dilyw” come from?

dilyw (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh dilyw, from Proto-Brythonic *dilüw, from Latin dīluvium, from Latin dīluō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dilyw (Welsh): flood, deluge

Definitions

  1. flood, deluge

Ancestry of “dilyw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshdilyw
2Proto-Brythonic*dilüw
3Latindīluviuma flood
4Latindīluōto wash away
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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