Where does “ceroan” come from?
ceroan (English) comes from English cerium, from English Ceres, from Latin Cerēs, from Proto-Italic kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerēs, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
ceroan (English): Describing minerals that contain trivalent cerium
Definitions
- Describing minerals that contain trivalent cerium
Ancestry of “ceroan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cerium | A chemical element with an atomic number of 58,... |
| 2 | English | Ceres | a recently discovered asteroid; Roman goddess of... |
| 3 | Latin | Cerēs | Ceres goddess of agriculture |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kerēs | Ceres |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerēs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |