Where does “llenyddol” come from?

llenyddol (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.

llenyddol (Welsh): literary

Definitions

  1. literary

Ancestry of “llenyddol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllenyddliterary person; literary man, author, scholar
2Welshllênliterature, lore
3Middle Welshllenn—
4Old Welshlenn—
5Proto-Celticlinnāveil; cloak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlinomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European linom →Every word from Proto-Celtic linnā →Every word from Old Welsh lenn →