Cymric
/ˈkɪm.rɪk/noun
Relating to Wales or the Welsh language and people.
Did you know?Cymric comes from the same root as the Welsh own name for themselves, *Cymry*, ultimately tied to Brittonic *kom-brogos* meaning “fellow-countrymen,” not to any mystical “Cymru = hidden land” legend.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Celtic
PCelt
*kom-brogos
“fellow-countryman, one from the same land”
Old Welsh
OWelsh
Cymry
“the Welsh people; fellow-countrymen”
Middle Welsh
MWelsh
Cymric
“Welsh; of Wales or the Welsh language”
18th Century
English
Cymric
“relating to Wales or the Welsh language, especially in scholarly or poetic use”
Modern English
English
Cymric
“relating to Wales or the Welsh language and people”
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