Etymology

Coad

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Old Cornish cuit ← Proto-Brythonic *koɨd
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  1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*koɨd
  2. Old Cornish · derived fromcuit“wood”
  3. English todayCoad

English surname, from the root of code in the sense of "cobbler's wax." The name could have been influenced by Old Cornish cuit (“wood”), from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Brythonic*koɨd all →

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