Where does “ffugwyddor” come from?
ffugwyddor (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwyddor, from Latin abecedārium, from Latin abecedarius, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
ffugwyddor (Welsh): pseudoscience
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Ancestry of “ffugwyddor”, step by step
ffugwyddor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh gwyddor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | gwyddor | alphabet |
| 2 | Latin | abecedārium | alphabet, ABCs |
| 3 | Latin | abecedarius | Of or pertaining to the alphabet—alphabetical,... |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |