Where does “cere” come from?
Cere comes from Middle English sere, from Middle English sure, from Latin securus, meaning "free from care or anxiety."
cere (English): A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak...
Definitions
- A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak...
Ancestry of “cere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sere | dry, withered, shrunken, brittle; Individual,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sér | dative of sik; second/third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
Words derived from “cere”