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Where does “cerealogy” come from?

cerealogy (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.

cerealogy (English): Alternative form of cereology

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cereology

Ancestry of “cerealogy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcerealA type of grass cultivated for its edible...
2Frenchcéréalecereal
3LatinCereālis—
4LatinCerēs—
5Proto-Italickerēs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerēs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “cerealogy”

  • cerealogist
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