Where does “hollbwysigrwydd” come from?
hollbwysigrwydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh hollbwysig, from Welsh pwysig, from Welsh pwys, from Proto-Brythonic puɨs, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
hollbwysigrwydd (Welsh): quality or state of being all-important, vital importance, primacy
Definitions
- quality or state of being all-important, vital importance, primacy
Ancestry of “hollbwysigrwydd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | hollbwysig | all-important, vitally important, crucial |
| 2 | Welsh | pwysig | important, weighty |
| 3 | Welsh | pwys | weight, burden, pressure; importance,... |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | puɨs | weight |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |