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Cornish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Cornish dar, from Proto-Brythonic *dar, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru; compare Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “tree”).
Noun
derow m (singulative derowen or derwen)
- (collective) oaks
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Related to Middle Breton dezrou, Welsh dechrau (“start, beginning”), of which the second element could be related to Latin creo (“I grow, give existence to”).[1]
Noun
derow m (plural derowyow)
- beginning, start
References
- ^ Potel-Belner, P. (2021). Welsh Etymological Dictionary. Germany: BoD - Books on Demand - Frankreich, p. 90
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