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
- A dining room, especially one on an upper floor;...
Ancestry of “cenacle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cenacle | An upper level or dining room, especially the one where the Last Supper was hosted |
| 2 | Old French | cenacle | — |
| 3 | Latin | cēnāculum | a dining room, a cenacle |
| 4 | Latin | cēnō | to dine, eat dinner, sup |
| 5 | Latin | cēna | dinner, supper, principal meal (anciently taken at noon, afterwards later) |
| 6 | Old Latin | cesna | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kertsnā | meal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kért-s-nh₂ | portion |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skert- | to cut |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |