Where does “llifwaddod” come from?

llifwaddod (Welsh) comes from Welsh gwaddod, from Welsh od, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

llifwaddod (Welsh): alluvium, silt

Definitions

  1. alluvium, silt

Ancestry of “llifwaddod”, step by step

llifwaddod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh gwaddod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshgwaddoddregs, lees
2Welshododd, strange; odd
3Middle Englishoddeinflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak...
4Old Norseoddiodd, third or additional number; triangle
5Old Norse-ith
6Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Welsh llif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllifsaw; flood; stream
2Latinlimafile
3Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
4SpanishLimónlemon
5Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
6Persianلیموlemon; lime
7Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
8Mundarilembu
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin
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