Where does “cinerary” come from?

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

cinerary (English): Of, pertaining to, or containing ashes,...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or containing ashes,...

Ancestry of “cinerary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincinerariusashes
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 cinerarius →