Where does “rhifo” come from?

rhifo (Welsh) comes from Welsh rhif, from Proto-Brythonic rriβ̃, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rhifo (Welsh): to count, number, reckon

Definitions

  1. to count, number, reckon

Ancestry of “rhifo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshrhifnumber
2Proto-Brythonicrriβ̃number
3Proto-Celticrīmānumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rhifo”

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