sylfaen

Welsh (Colloquial)

/ˈsəlvaɨ̯n/, /ˈsəlvai̯n/

noun
Definitions
  • foundation
  • base
  • (figurative) basis

Etymology

Compound from Welsh syl- + Welsh maen (stone, griddle)borrowed from Latin solum (ground, bottom, floor, soil, base, flat ground, foundation, earth, sole of the foot).

Origin

Latin

solum

Gloss

ground, bottom, floor, soil, base, flat ground, foundation, earth, sole of the foot

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

土, 地

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms