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Where does “proffwyd” come from?

proffwyd (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic profuïd, from Late Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

proffwyd (Welsh): prophet

Definitions

  1. prophet

Ancestry of “proffwyd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicprofuïd—
2Late Latinprophetaprophet, soothsayer
3Ancient Greekπροφήτηςone who speaks for and interprets the will of a...
4Ancient GreekφημίI speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert
5Proto-Hellenicpʰā́mā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-meh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “proffwyd”

  • proffwydes
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