Where does “ffiol” come from?

ffiol (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh fiol, from Middle English fiole, from Old French fiole, from Late Latin fiola, from Latin phiala, from Ancient Greek φιάλη — round and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan.

ffiol (Welsh): phial, vial

Definitions

  1. phial, vial

Ancestry of “ffiol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshfiol—
2Middle EnglishfioleA receptacle, vial, or bottle or diminutive size;...
3Old Frenchfiolevial, phial
4Late Latinfiolavial, phial
5Latinphialasaucer; a censer, thurible
6Ancient Greekφιάληround and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan

Words derived from “ffiol”

Every word from Ancient Greek φιάλη →Every word from Latin phiala →Every word from Late Latin fiola →