Where does “cereal” come from?

cereal (Catalan) comes from Latin Cereālis, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

cereal (Catalan): cereal; breakfast cereal

Definitions

  1. cereal; breakfast cereal

Ancestry of “cereal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCereālisfamously held by
2LatinCerēsCeres goddess of agriculture
3Proto-ItalickerēsCeres
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerēs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →