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English word origin

Etymology of Enid

From Middle Welsh eneit (“spirit, life; purity”), from Proto-Celtic *anatyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”). Cognate with Gaulish anatia (“souls (?)”) attested on the Larzac tablet; see also the

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A female given name from Welsh of obscure meaning. · An unincorporated community in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, United States. · A city, the county seat of Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States; see Wikipedia:Enid, Oklahoma

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From Middle Welsh eneit (“spirit, life; purity”), from Proto-Celtic *anatyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”). Cognate with Gaulish anatia (“souls (?)”) attested on the Larzac tablet; see also the modern Welsh anadl (“breath, wind”), from Proto-Celtic *anatlā (“breath, breathing”).

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  • Derivation mentioneneitwlm · spirit, life; purity
  • Derivation mention*anatyomcel-pro
  • Derivation mention*h₂enh₁-ine-pro · to breathe, blow
  • Cognate mentionanatiacel-gau
  • Cognate mentionanadlcy · breath, wind
  • Cognate mention*anatlācel-pro · breath, breathing
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