Where does “synnwyr” come from?
synnwyr (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh synhwyr, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
synnwyr (Welsh): sense
Ancestry of “synnwyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | synhwyr | — |
| 2 | Latin | sentīre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |