Where does “ffuglen” come from?

ffuglen (Welsh) comes from Welsh ffug, from Middle Welsh ffuc, from Proto-Brythonic *fʉg, from Latin fūcus, from Ancient Greek φῦκος, from Hebrew פוך — eye-rouge.

ffuglen (Welsh): fiction

Definitions

  1. fiction

Ancestry of “ffuglen”, step by step

ffuglen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh ffug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshffugdeception, guile; pretence, sham, disguise;...
2Middle Welshffuc
3Proto-Brythonic*fʉg
4Latinfūcusseaweed; orchil, orchella weed, Roccella tinctoria
5Ancient Greekφῦκοςseaweed
6Hebrewפוךeye-rouge

via Welsh llên

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllênliterature, lore
2Middle Welshllenn
3Old Welshlenn
4Proto-Celticlinnāveil; cloak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlinomflax
Every word from Hebrew פוך