Where does “ffawd” come from?

ffawd (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh ffawt, from Proto-Brythonic *fọd, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

ffawd (Welsh): fate, fortune

Definitions

  1. fate, fortune

Ancestry of “ffawd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshffawt—
2Proto-Brythonic*fọd—
3Latinfātumdestiny, fate, lot
4Latinfātusspoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc
5Latinfor"defective"; I speak, talk, say
6Proto-Italicfāōrspeak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking

Words derived from “ffawd”

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