Where does “cenciellu” come from?

cenciellu (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin singellus, from Latin singulus, from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

cenciellu (Asturian): weak, flimsy; thin; simple

Definitions

  1. weak, flimsy; thin; simple

Ancestry of “cenciellu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsingellus—
2Latinsingulussingle; apiece; every
3Proto-Italicsem-g-lo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo- →Every word from Latin singulus →