Where does “cinefaction” come from?

cinefaction (English) comes from Latin cinefactio, from Latin cinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

cinefaction (English): cineration; reduction to ashes

Definitions

  1. cineration; reduction to ashes

Ancestry of “cinefaction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincinefactio—
2Latinciniscold ashes; ruins of a burned city
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin cinis →Every word from Latin cinefactio →