Where does “gwyrthiol” come from?
gwyrthiol (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwyrth, from Middle Welsh gwyrth, from Old Welsh guird, from Proto-Brythonic *gwɨrθ, from Latin virtūs, from English virtue, from Middle English vertu, from Anglo-Norman vertu — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
gwyrthiol (Welsh): miraculous, supernatural
Definitions
- miraculous, supernatural
Ancestry of “gwyrthiol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | gwyrth | miracle |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | gwyrth | — |
| 3 | Old Welsh | guird | green |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | *gwɨrθ | miracle, sign |
| 5 | Latin | virtūs | manhood, manliness, virility |
| 6 | English | virtue | Accordance with moral principles; conformity of... |
| 7 | Middle English | vertu | An ability, specialty, or feature; Power,... |
| 8 | Anglo-Norman | vertu | valour; honour; goodness; virtue |
| 9 | Latin | virtutem | accusative singular of virtūs; virtue |
| 10 | Latin | virtus | manhood, manliness, virility; courage,... |
| 11 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |