Where does “gwycbys” come from?

gwycbys (Welsh) comes from Welsh pys, from Middle Welsh pys, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨs, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".

gwycbys (Welsh): vetch (Vicia)

Definitions

  1. vetch (Vicia)

Ancestry of “gwycbys”, step by step

gwycbys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpyspeas
2Middle Welshpys
3Proto-Brythonic*pɨs
4Latinpīsumpea, pease
5Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
6Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"

via Welsh gwŷg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwŷgvetches (Vicia)
2Middle Welshgwyc
3Proto-Brythonic*gwɨg
4Latinviciavetch
5Middle Low GermanWicke
Every word from Ancient Greek πίσοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πίσονEvery word from Latin pīsum