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Where does “llenydda” come from?

llenydda (Welsh) comes from Welsh llenydd, from Welsh llên, from Middle Welsh llenn, from Old Welsh lenn, from Proto-Celtic linnā, from Proto-Indo-European linom — flax.

llenydda (Welsh): to practise literature; to be involved in...

Definitions

  1. to practise literature; to be involved in...

Ancestry of “llenydda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllenyddliterary person; literary man, author, scholar
2Welshllênliterature, lore
3Middle Welshllenn—
4Old Welshlenn—
5Proto-Celticlinnāveil; cloak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlinomflax
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