Where does “ffiolredyn brau” come from?

ffiolredyn brau (Welsh) comes from Welsh ffiolredyn, from Welsh ffiol, 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.

ffiolredyn brau (Welsh): brittle bladder-fern (Cystopteris fragilis)

Definitions

  1. brittle bladder-fern (Cystopteris fragilis)

Ancestry of “ffiolredyn brau”, step by step

ffiolredyn brau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh ffiolredyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshffiolredynbladder ferns (Cystopteris)
2Welshffiolphial, vial
3Middle Welshfiol
4Middle EnglishfioleA receptacle, vial, or bottle or diminutive size;...
5Old Frenchfiolevial, phial
6Late Latinfiolavial, phial
7Latinphialasaucer; a censer, thurible
8Ancient Greekφιάληround and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan

via Welsh brau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbraubrittle, fragile, frail, weak
2Proto-Celticbrusetito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Ancient Greek φιάληEvery word from Latin phialaEvery word from Late Latin fiola