Where does “gyddfbiws” come from?
gyddfbiws (Welsh) comes from Welsh piws, from English puce, from French puce, from Old French puce, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.
gyddfbiws (Welsh): purple-throated
Definitions
- purple-throated
Ancestry of “gyddfbiws”, step by step
gyddfbiws traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh piws
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | piws | purple |
| 2 | English | puce | A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less... |
| 3 | French | puce | flea |
| 4 | Old French | puce | flea |
| 5 | Latin | pūlex | flea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *plus- | flea |
via Welsh gwddf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | gwddf | neck |