English
Powys
Powys comes from Middle Welsh Powys, from Latin pagēnsis ‘provincial’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- ‘to fasten, fix’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂ǵ-‘to fasten, fix’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpāgus‘district’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpagēnsis‘provincial’
- Old Welshc. 800–1150Pouos
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500Powys
- Welshc. 1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂ǵ-‘to fasten, fix’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpāgus‘district’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpagēnsis‘provincial’
- Old Welshc. 800–1150Pouos
- Middle Welshc. 1150–1500Powys
- Welshc. 1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- ‘to fasten, fix’
page, travel, propaganda, pale, compact, pole, peel, propagate, paganism, pala, palisade, travail, pectin, impinge, pagination, impactor, 28 more
through Latin pāgus ‘district’
through Latin pagēnsis ‘provincial’
Today it means
name A county and preserved county of Wales. Headquarters: Llandrindod Wells.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- / Powys