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Where does “cenacle” come from?

cenacle (English) comes from Middle English cenacle, from Old French cenacle, from Latin cēnāculum, from Latin cēnō, from Latin cēna, from Old Latin cesna, from Proto-Italic kertsnā, from Proto-Indo-European kért-s-nh₂ — to cut, cut off, sever.

cenacle (English): A dining room, especially one on an upper floor;...

Definitions

  1. A dining room, especially one on an upper floor;...

Ancestry of “cenacle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcenacle—
2Old Frenchcenacle—
3Latincēnāculum—
4Latincēnō—
5Latincēna—
6Old Latincesna—
7Proto-Italickertsnā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankért-s-nh₂portion
9Proto-Indo-Europeanskert-to cut
10Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
11Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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