Where does “gwrthgyferbyniol” come from?
gwrthgyferbyniol (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwrthgyferbynnu, from Welsh cyferbynnu, from Welsh cyf-, from Middle Welsh kyu-, from Proto-Brythonic köβ̃-, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gwrthgyferbyniol (Welsh): antithetical, opposing, contrasting
Definitions
- antithetical, opposing, contrasting
Ancestry of “gwrthgyferbyniol”, step by step
gwrthgyferbyniol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh gwrthgyferbynnu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | gwrthgyferbynnu | to contrast, to compare |
| 2 | Welsh | cyferbynnu | to contrast, to oppose |
| 3 | Welsh | cyf- | together, co-, con-; equal, similar, equi-;... |
| 4 | Middle Welsh | kyu- | con-, with |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | köβ̃- | Prefix with associative meaning |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kom- | with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Welsh cyferbyniol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cyferbyniol | opposite, opposing, contrasting, different |
| 2 | Welsh | -iol | adjectival suffix |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | -awl | added to nouns to form adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -ālos | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂los | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -los | Forms diminutive nouns from noun stems |