Where does “cerealin” come from?
cerealin (English) comes from English cereal, from French céréale, from Latin Cereālis, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
cerealin (English): A nitrogenous substance closely resembling...
Definitions
- A nitrogenous substance closely resembling...
Ancestry of “cerealin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cereal | A type of grass cultivated for its edible... |
| 2 | French | céréale | cereal |
| 3 | Latin | Cereālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | Cerēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kerēs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerēs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |