Where does “ymddiswyddo” come from?

ymddiswyddo (Welsh) comes from Welsh diswyddo, from Welsh swydd, from Middle Welsh swyð, from Proto-Brythonic *suɨð, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

ymddiswyddo (Welsh): to resign, to quit

Definitions

  1. to resign, to quit

Ancestry of “ymddiswyddo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdiswyddodismiss, remove from office, discharge
2Welshswyddjob; office, post, position, capacity; county
3Middle Welshswyð
4Proto-Brythonic*suɨð
5Latinsēdēsseat, chair
6Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
7Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Italic sedēōEvery word from Latin sedeō
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