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
Ancestry of “rhifo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Welsh | rhif | number |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | rriβ̃ | number |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | rīmā | number |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “rhifo”