Where does “madfall symudliw” come from?
madfall symudliw (Welsh) comes from Welsh symudliw, from Welsh symud, from Middle Welsh symut, from Proto-Brythonic sumʉd, from Latin submuto, from Latin muto, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
madfall symudliw (Welsh): chameleon
Definitions
- chameleon
Ancestry of “madfall symudliw”, step by step
madfall symudliw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh symudliw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | symudliw | iridescence |
| 2 | Welsh | symud | to move |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | symut | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | sumʉd | — |
| 5 | Latin | submuto | I change, exchange, interchange or substitute one... |
| 6 | Latin | muto | I move, remove; I alter, change, modify,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Welsh madfall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | madfall | lizard; slowworm, blindworm; newt |
| 2 | Welsh | mabddall | person who is born blind; blindworm, slowworm;... |
| 3 | Welsh | mab | boy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth |
| 4 | Old Welsh | map | son |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | mab | son |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | makʷos | son |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |