So: my thinking was that Mont- is clearly Latin mons, montis, so is the second element from Welsh Cymru, mutated as part of the compound? Any ideas?
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Welsh place-name query... idly wondering
So: my thinking was that Mont- is clearly Latin mons, montis, so is the second element from Welsh Cymru, mutated as part of the compound? Any ideas?
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You have to love how slang evolves. In my day, insulting someone was dissing someone from the word disrespect. Now it is throwing shade, especially…
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