Where does “cendrejar” come from?

cendrejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan cendra, from Latin cinerem, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cendrejar (Catalan): to stir up ashes

Definitions

  1. to stir up ashes

Ancestry of “cendrejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancendraash
2Latincineremaccusative singular of cinis
3Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Latin cinerem →