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Where does “kaarsvlam” come from?

kaarsvlam (Dutch) comes from Dutch kaars, from Middle Dutch kerse, from Old Dutch kirsa, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός — pear-tree.

kaarsvlam (Dutch): candleflame

Definitions

  1. candleflame

Ancestry of “kaarsvlam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkaarscandle
2Middle Dutchkersecandle; cherry; cress, garden cress
3Old Dutchkirsa—
4Latinceresiacherry
5Latinceresium—
6Latincerasium—
7Ancient Greekκεράσιονcherry; cherry tree
8Ancient Greekκερασόςbird cherry, "Prunus avium"
9Akkadian????pear-tree
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