Where does “goriad” come from?

goriad (Welsh) comes from Welsh agoriad, from Welsh -iad, from Proto-Brythonic -ad, from Proto-Brythonic -atus, from Proto-Brythonic -ātus.

goriad (Welsh): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “goriad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshagoriadopening; key
2Welsh-iadshow the action of a verb or its result; suffix...
3Proto-Brythonic-ad—
4Proto-Brythonic-atus—
5Proto-Brythonic-ātus—
Every word from Proto-Brythonic -ātus →Every word from Welsh -iad →Every word from Welsh agoriad →
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