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Where does “gwyrdd” come from?
gwyrdd (Welsh) comes from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
gwyrdd
(Welsh): green
Definitions
green
Ancestry of “gwyrdd”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
viridis
green; young, fresh, lively, youthful
2
Latin
vireō
to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
3
Latin
-idae
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Words derived from “gwyrdd”
croes
gwyrddlas
melynwyrdd
cefnwyrdd
glaswyrdd
gwarwyrdd
gwyrddfaen
gwyrddsug
croesair
croesffordd
croesgad
croeshoelio
croesholi
croestorri
croesi
croesbren
croesfa
croesfan
croesfar
croesffurf
croeslath
croesryw
penfelynwyrdd
croeshoeliad
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