Where does “silwair” come from?
silwair (Welsh) comes from English silage, from English ensilage, from French ensilage, from French ensiler, from Spanish ensilar, from Spanish en-, from Old Spanish en-, from Latin īn- — in.
silwair (Welsh): silage
Definitions
- silage
Ancestry of “silwair”, step by step
silwair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English silage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | silage | Fermented green forage fodder stored in a silo;... |
| 2 | English | ensilage | The process of producing silage by the... |
| 3 | French | ensilage | ensilage |
| 4 | French | ensiler | to store in a silo |
| 5 | Spanish | ensilar | to ensile |
| 6 | Spanish | en- | en- all meanings |
| 7 | Old Spanish | en- | — |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Welsh gwair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | gwair | hay |