Where does “gwyrddfaen” come from?
gwyrddfaen (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwyrdd, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
gwyrddfaen (Welsh): greenstone
Ancestry of “gwyrddfaen”, step by step
gwyrddfaen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh gwyrdd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | gwyrdd | green |
| 2 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 3 | Latin | vireō | to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth |
| 4 | Latin | -idae | — |
via Welsh maen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | maen | stone; griddle stone; third-person plural present... |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | maɣɨn | stone |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | maginos | stone; place |