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Senedd en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɛ.nɛð/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek σῠ́νοδος (sŭ́nodos)bor. Latin synodusbor. Middle Welsh seneð Welsh senedd Welsh Seneddubor. English Senedd Unadapted borrowing from Welsh Senedd, from senedd, from Middle Welsh seneð, borrowed from Latin synodus. Doublet of synod. Compare Middle Breton senez (“synod”) and phonetically Old English senoþ, Middle High German senet. Later likely influenced by or merged with Latin senātus.

Meanings

1. The Welsh Parliament.
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