Where does “tser” come from?
tser (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian tsel, from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
tser (Aromanian): sky; I ask, request; I seek
Definitions
- sky; I ask, request; I seek
Ancestry of “tser”, step by step
tser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aromanian tsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | tsel | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *eccum ille | — |
| 3 | Latin | eccum | behold him; here!, look! |
| 4 | Latin | ecce | see!, look!, behold!, points out something with... |
| 5 | Latin | -ce | affixed, usually to demonstratives, forming... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 7 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
via Latin cerrus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cerrus | Turkey oak |