Where does “ysgrifennu” come from?
ysgrifennu (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh ysgriuennu, from Latin scribendum, from Latin scribo, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.
ysgrifennu (Welsh): to write
Definitions
- to write
Ancestry of “ysgrifennu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | ysgriuennu | — |
| 2 | Latin | scribendum | inflection of scrībendus: ## nominative neuter... |
| 3 | Latin | scribo | I write |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |