Where does “cineri” come from?

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

cineri (Catalan): cinereous, ash gray

Definitions

  1. cinereous, ash gray

Ancestry of “cineri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincinereusashen, like ashes
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Latin cinereus →