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Where does “prifathrawesau” come from?

prifathrawesau (Welsh) comes from Welsh prifathrawes, from Welsh -es, from Middle Welsh -es, from Proto-Brythonic *-es, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

prifathrawesau (Welsh): plural of prifathrawes

Definitions

  1. plural of prifathrawes

Ancestry of “prifathrawesau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshprifathrawesheadmistress, headteacher
2Welsh-esfemale suffix; collective noun; verb suffix for...
3Middle Welsh-es—
4Proto-Brythonic*-es—
5Latin-issa
6Ancient Greek-ῐσσᾰ—
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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