Where does “wyres” come from?
wyres (Welsh) comes from Welsh -es, from Middle Welsh -es, from Proto-Brythonic *-es, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
wyres (Welsh): granddaughter
Ancestry of “wyres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Welsh | -es | female suffix; collective noun; verb suffix for... |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | -es | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *-es | — |
| 4 | Latin | -issa | |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐσσᾰ | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |