Where does “cendrée” come from?

cendrée (English) comes from Middle French cendré, from Old French cendre, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cendrée (English): Grey, ashen; the blazoning term for grey

Definitions

  1. Grey, ashen; the blazoning term for grey

Ancestry of “cendrée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcendré—
2Old Frenchcendreash
3Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Old French cendre →