Where does “cineration” come from?

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

cineration (English): The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion;...

Definitions

  1. The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion;...

Ancestry of “cineration”, step by step

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