Etymology

Cymric

C3Y4M3R1I1C3

Today it means: A breed of domestic cat, developed in Canada, principally characterized by suppression of the tail and by a semi-long-haired coat, with a medium-sized, rounded, cobby body; it is the longhair version of the Manx cat. Full definition →

Welsh Cymru
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  1. Welsh · derived fromCymru“Wales”
  2. English todayCymric

From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Cymru + -ic. Piecewise doublet of Cumbric and cognate with English Cambrian and Cymry.

Words from the same roots

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Cymrucymrite

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.