Where does “plethdorch” come from?
plethdorch (Welsh) comes from Welsh torch, from Middle Welsh torch, from Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
plethdorch (Welsh): wreath
Definitions
- wreath
Ancestry of “plethdorch”, step by step
plethdorch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh torch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | torch | torque tightly braided collar |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | torch | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *torx | — |
| 4 | Latin | torquis | chaplet |
| 5 | Latin | torqueō | to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
via Welsh pleth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | pleth | plait, braid |