Where does “gwyrddsug” come from?
gwyrddsug (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwyrdd, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
gwyrddsug (Welsh): verjuice
Ancestry of “gwyrddsug”, step by step
gwyrddsug 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 sug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | sug | juice |
| 2 | Latin | sūcus | juice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |