Where does “trofan” come from?

trofan (Welsh) comes from Welsh troi, from Welsh i, from Middle Welsh y, from Old Welsh ir, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

trofan (Welsh): tropic

Definitions

  1. tropic

Ancestry of “trofan”, step by step

trofan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh troi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshtroito turn; to bend, to curve; to overturn, to flip
2WelshiI, me; to, for; that
3Middle Welshyhis, its with reference to a masculine noun; triggers soft mutation of following consonant
4Old Welshirthe
5Proto-Celticsindosthis
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Welsh mân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmânfine; small, little; petty, trivial
2Middle Welshmann—
3Latinmendadefect, blemish; mistake, error, blunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmend-physical defect, fault; to fault

Words derived from “trofan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →